Twitter adds video calling – and lets strangers ring you
www.independent.co.uk
Turned on by default, tool lets anyone you follow potentially call you up

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  • captainastronaut@seattlelunarsociety.orgEnglish
    232·
    1 year ago

    You’re right. Cause I deleted that app months ago.

    “They must have sent one DM” - so any rando that has sent an unwelcome DM can follow it with a call?

    • malijaffri@feddit.chEnglish
      221·
      1 year ago

      To be able to call someone, they must have sent at least one direct message to your account.

      Emphasis mine.

      To me, it seems like it means that for me to be able to call you, you need to send me at least one DM AND be following me. So, in essence, any rando that you folllow and have previously sent a DM to can call you.

      • Ilovethebomb@lemm.eeEnglish
        62·
        1 year ago

        That’s my interpretation. If you follow someone, and have sent them a message previously, it’s a reasonable assumption you want to talk to them.

      • mindbleachEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        So if some prick DMs you and you say ‘get bent,’ then they get to yell at you by surprise.