X Hits Pause on the encrypted DMS feature

The Social Network X said on Thursday that it stops the encrypted DMS feature because it works to make some improvements.

In a post on X, the company’s engineering account He said Users will be able to reach their current encrypted messages, but they will not be able to send new messages. He did not mention when the feature will be available again.

After he bought Elo Musk Twitter, he is Declare Emphasis plans to repair direct messages and compete with a privacy -focused correspondence service signal.

The encrypted company published DMS feature in 2023 for verified usersBut it comes with several defects. For example, the feature is not available for group chats, only supports encryption text and links, not media. It also does not provide protection against attacks in the middle, and does not transfer your encrypted conversations to new devices.