X (formerly Twitter) has posted that the encrypted direct messaging feature has been paused while it is being improved. You can access your encrypted messages, but you won’t be able to send new ones.
Encrypted DMs are only available on messages between verified mutual users who have previously accepted each other’s DMs. The feature was in early access. X’s encryption feature wasn’t available for group chats, multimedia messages or metadata, so perhaps these are some of the features that are being updated.
Starting today we will be pausing the encrypted DMs feature while we work on making some improvements. You will still be able to access your encrypted DMs, but won’t be able to send new ones.
— Engineering (@XEng) May 28, 2025
It’s unclear when the feature will return or if the pause is related to the company’s teased chat platform, XChat. Funnily, when users asked Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot, it suggested that the company is upgrading to XChat, which will have better features like full encryption and file sharing. However, it also said that users should switch to apps like Signal until encryption returns.
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