X hits pause on its encrypted DMs feature

Social network X said on Thursday that it is pausing its encrypted DMs feature as it works to make some improvements.

In a post on X, the company’s engineering account said users will be able to access their existing encrypted messages, but they won’t be able to send new ones. It did not mention when the feature will be available again.

After Elon Musk bought Twitter, he announced ambitious plans to overhaul direct messages and compete with privacy-focused messaging service Signal.