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Elon Musk announces major change for X that will affect every user

Published 09:42 1 Sept 2023 BST

Updated 09:55 1 Sept 2023 BST

Joseph Loftus
Elon Musk announces major change for X that will affect every user

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Elon Musk has announced new features for X (formerly known as Twitter) and if all goes ahead it’ll change the experience for every user on the planet. Taking to his own platform this morning, MMusk wrote that audio and video calls will soon be coming to X as he seeks to turn his platform into the global address book. https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1697145283472244974?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

Elon Musk announces major change for X that will affect every user.

A unique set of factors, it may be, but cybersecurity experts have raised serious concerns about its safety. Global Cybersecurity Advisor at ESET explained to the Daily Mail: “It seems Musk has once again got an idea in his head but not yet planned it through completely. Calling other profiles via social media apps such as Instagram already exists so it’s not too dissimilar to this as a feature. “However, when removing the blocking of followers as a feature, X will need to adopt a way of keeping unsolicited calls from reaching users wanting to remain private.” Read more:

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