Last week, Twitter opened up its audio and video calling functionality to all users. But this feature introduces serious privacy concerns you should address. The best course of action is to disable it entirely.
For now, at least, this audio and video calling functionality is limited to those using Twitter with the mobile app on iOS or Android. But the privacy issues are many:
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Put simply, if you use Twitter, it’s time to examine how this feature is disabled and either lock it down or, better still, disable it entirely. Here’s how:
Open the Twitter app on your phone and tap your profile picture in the top left. Then, navigate to Settings & Support > Settings and privacy > Privacy and safety > Direct messages. Here, you will see that “Enable audio and video calling” is enabled. My advice is to turn this off, as you already have too many ways to communicate with other people. But you could also:
But seriously. Just turn this off.
You can learn more about Twitter audio and video calls on the Twitter Help Center.