X users can now make and receive audio and video calls on the social media platform.

X is rolling out audio and video calling features that nobody asked for.

This move is a part of the plan to transform the platform into an “everything app” like WeChat, following Elon Musk’s ambition.

  • Diplomjodler@feddit.de
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    11 months ago

    Let me guess: this stuff will be really flaky if it works at all. Building a reliable platform for video calling isn’t exactly trivial.

    • NaibofTabr@infosec.pubEnglish
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      11 months ago

      Considering they can’t even handle user authentication properly, the idea that they can manage a reliable audio/video infrastructure is laughable.

      • Aniki 🌱🌿@lemm.ee
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        11 months ago

        Right? Video calling is a whole different level of server requirements, real time bandwidth, processing power on audio and video compression for both ends of the conversation. For a dude that doesn’t like to pay his debts, I wonder who’s going to be leasing him the hardware and space.

        • legios@aussie.zoneEnglish
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          11 months ago

          I wonder if they’ll just use WebRTC and use peer-to-peer. Which is you know, revolutionary… cough

      • Moonrise2473@feddit.it
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        11 months ago

        I mean how many users would use this? It’s not that hard to maintain infrastructure that can hold 5-6 concurrent calls