E2EE gives technical teeth to users’ privacy expectations in their digital conversations in a way that no policy document can.
When properly implemented, end-to-end encryption goes beyond company policies, internal controls, or legal regimes intended to prevent improper access to data. In short, don’t hold your breath that encrypted DMs are imminent. In musing about what to do with his new toy, Musk probably hasn’t thought through the challenges of E2EE for DMs. And that project is the result of an actual corporate commitment, not a casual tweet from a guy who followed it up by saying he’d put the cocaine back in Coca-Cola. Facebook parent company Meta is on track to spend four years making E2EE the default across its messaging services. That’s not surprising, as rolling out E2EE represents a major technical undertaking, poses difficult product tradeoffs, and raises thorny trust and safety issues. For years, Twitter has considered encrypting DMs and then backed off, in a pattern that dates back to at least 2014.
End-to-end encryption (E2EE) for Twitter DMs is not a new concept, and history shows there’s no guarantee that Musk’s suggestion will become reality. In light of the Ninth Circuit’s ruling, Musk’s throwaway comment about encrypting Twitter DMs has taken on new significance.
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