What you need to know
- X will bring video calling support as well as audio calling features.
- X CEO Linda Yaccarino has confirmed the feature roll out happening soon.
- Yaccarino has further confirmed there wouldn’t be a need for a phone number to make video calls.
X, formerly Twitter, has been quite the roller coaster ride ever since Elon Musk acquired the brand and renamed it, bringing various drastic changes and new feature additions. One such upcoming feature is the ability to make video calls via Direct Messages on the platform.
The announcement comes from X CEO Linda Yaccarino through an interview given to CNBC, explaining the reason for Twitter’s rebranding to X. According to the CEO, ever since Musk’s acquisition, there have been several experiences and evolutions seen on X, such as long-form videos, articles, and having the option to subscribe to favorite creators, amongst others.
