Today, Thursday, Elon Musk, the CEO of Twitter, announced that he has found a new CEO for the social media platform, who will start working in approximately six weeks. Musk stated, "My role will transition to being the executive chair and CTO, overseeing product, software, and sysops," without mentioning the name of the candidate.
This move is expected to ease concerns from Tesla investors, who have been increasingly worried about the time Musk spends implementing changes at Twitter.
On another note, Twitter announced today that users subscribed to the blue verification badge will have early access to encrypted messaging. The service is currently available to verified users who have the latest version of the app on their devices. The subscription for the blue badge (Twitter Blue), which has now become the basis for verification on the platform, starts at eight dollars per month or 84 dollars annually.
The company stated, "As Elon Musk said, regarding direct messages, the standard must be, even if someone points a gun at our heads, we cannot access your messages." It continued, "We have not reached that point yet, but we are working towards it."
