Elon Musk's X to roll out audio, video
calling feature
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[August 31, 2023]
(Reuters) - Social media platform X, formerly Twitter, plans to
launch video and audio calls as owner Elon Musk races to build an
"everything app" to stay ahead of competition from Meta Platforms-owned
Threads.
Users will not need a phone number for the features that will be
available on Apple's iOS, Google's Android and personal computers, Musk
said in post on X on Thursday. |
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He
did not give a timeline for the launch.
After rebranding Twitter as X, Musk signaled he would turn the
platform into a super app offering a range of services from
messaging and social networking to peer-to-peer payments.
The vision brings to mind Tencent's WeChat app - a ubiquitous
part of daily life in China.
Musk, who continues to spearhead product development at X after
appointing a new CEO in May, is also pushing to change how news
links appear on the platform in a move that could undermine the
reach of news publishers.
(Reporting by Jaspreet Singh in Bengaluru; Editing by Devika
Syamnath)
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