The new update goes against the policy of providing end-to-end encryption to every content on the platform.

Elon Musk-owned X is manually reviewing certain users’ direct messages (DMs) as the social media platform investigates reported violations and misuse of its service. This is also being done “to comply with laws or governmental requests”, the company said in a policy update which was pointed out by a user on X. The new update goes against the policy of providing end-to-end encryption to every content on the platform.

Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of X, formerly known as Twitter, gestures as he attends the Viva Technology conference on innovation and startups at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre in Paris, France, June 16, 2023. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo(REUTERS)