How to Prevent X’s Audio and Video Calls Feature From Revealing Your IP Address

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How to Prevent X’s Audio and Video Calls Feature From Revealing Your IP Address
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The feature is turned on automatically for all users, who must go to their settings to manually turn it off.

X owner Elon Musk is dreaming of a world where people ditch their cell phones and instead make audio and video calls on the social media platform. Musk’s vision has elicited nearly collective horror from users of his platform—as well as potential risks to their IP addresses. X began rolling out the audio and video calling feature, which was previously restricted to paid users, to everyone last week.

Like a 1 block radius around your house,” Edwards said via X direct messages. However, “sometimes if in a remote/rural location, the IP address 1000% identifies you.” Law enforcement can use IP addresses to track down illegal behavior, such as child sexual abuse material or pirating online content. Meanwhile, hackers can launch DDoS attacks to take down your internet connection or even steal your data.

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