What has Jack Dorsey, the founder of Twitter (now X) been up to lately? Among other things, creating experimental little projects, like a new private messenger that doesn’t need the internet to function.

Jack Dorsey just released a decentralized, peer-to-peer messaging app that functions entirely over Bluetooth networks, as reported by CNBC. It's called Bitchat and doesn't need the internet to work, as there are no central servers.

Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey has launched Bitchat, a Bluetooth-based messaging app that operates without any internet connection, enabling private, decentralised communication for iPhone users, reported Hindustan Times. Available in beta through Apple’s TestFlight, Bitchat quickly reached its 10,000-user testing cap.