Amid a major global outage that hit Amazon Web Services (AWS) on Monday and disrupted numerous popular websites and apps worldwide, Tesla CEO Elon Musk took a dig at the tech giant. While taking aim at AWS, Musk promoted his own platform, X Chat, as a more reliable and independent alternative.
What Did Elon Musk Say?
Reposting a post that read, “Switch to X Chat,” Musk highlighted the platform’s strong privacy features, stating that all messages are fully encrypted, with no ads or hidden dependencies like those tied to AWS. He even emphasised over user privacy of the X chat platform. Billionaire Musk also noted that X Chat supports file transfers and audio/video calls, positioning the platform as a secure and independent alternative to mainstream communication apps.
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