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Twitter launches encrypted DMs for verified users with security drawbacks


Twitter launches encrypted DMs for verified users with security drawbacks

May 12, 2023 at 5:01 AM

After talking about it for months, Twitter has finally released its first version of encrypted DMs — but there are a few limitations. Currently, this feature is only available to verified users (such as Blue subscribers) or accounts associated with verified organizations. Additionally, the encryption feature isn’t compatible with group messages and Twitter doesn’t offer protection against man-in-the-middle attacks.

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