- Elon Musk announced plans to launch a standalone messaging app called “X Chat” within months.
- X Chat will offer end-to-end encryption based on a peer-to-peer system, similar to Bitcoin‘s model.
- The app will avoid integrating advertising hooks to enhance security and privacy.
- X Chat is currently available in beta within the X platform for Premium users, supporting text, media, and file sharing.
- Future updates aim to add audio and video calls, alongside a dedicated app separate from the main X interface.
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, stated that a separate messaging app called “X Chat” will launch in the coming months while continuing to offer Chat embedded within the X platform. The messaging system uses peer-to-peer encryption, a security method that protects communications by ensuring messages are shared directly between users without intermediaries.
On the “Joe Rogan Experience,” Musk explained that the entire messaging system was rebuilt to make X Chat highly secure. He stressed that security should be considered in levels of vulnerability, not simply as a secure or insecure system. Musk described this new peer-to-peer encryption approach as “similar to Bitcoin,” referring to the decentralized way Bitcoin transactions occur, and said the encryption technology is currently undergoing extensive testing.
Musk pointed out that many competing messaging apps create risks by including programming that supports targeted advertising. These “hooks” could be exploited to access message content. He emphasized that X Chat will not include advertising components, aiming to reduce potential security breaches.
Distribution of X Chat will follow two paths. Along with the integrated Chat inside X, a separate standalone app is expected to be available within months. Both versions will enable users to send texts, share files, and eventually make audio and video calls once the full features are implemented.
At present, Chat functions as an enhanced direct messaging system in beta for Premium members within X. It supports sending texts, images, media attachments, GIFs, and file sharing linked to X usernames instead of phone numbers. Audio and video calling features are planned but have not been released yet.
Musk’s approach focuses on encrypting all message content end-to-end, meaning messages are secured from sender to receiver. He also aims to minimize what the platform collects by removing advertising mechanisms, thereby limiting exposure to data breaches. This contrasts with standard messaging apps that often keep metadata, such as who communicated and when, to support ad targeting.
For more details, the full conversation is available on the Joe Rogan Experience.
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