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“In the next few months, we will be doing rigorous security tests of 𝕏 Chat and will open source all the code”
— Elon Musk · Feb 9, 2026 · @elonmusk on X ↗
See his original post on XLoads Elon's actual tweet, right here.
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What actually happened
Musk promised (Feb 9, 2026) that 'in the next few months' X would run rigorous security tests of X Chat AND open-source all the code (window closing mid-2026). That did not happen by the deadline: no whitepaper, no public source, no independent audit; the only Trail of Bits review of X Chat's protocol is dated October 2025, four months BEFORE this promise, so it cannot count. Musk has since restated the pledge with a new target — on July 24, 2026 he said 'Next month, every line of code touching the X system will be open source and third-party audited' (i.e. August 2026) — but as of August 13, 2026 the code is still not open-sourced. The goal has not been renounced, so the overdue clock keeps ticking. eSecurity Planet — X Chat still closed-source, no published audit (2026) ↗
The Progression
Feb 9, 2026
The promise: “In the next few months, we will be doing rigorous security tests of 𝕏 Chat and will open source all the code” · @elonmusk on X ↗
Jun 30, 2026
Deadline passed. Musk promised (Feb 9, 2026) that 'in the next few months' X would run rigorous security tests of X Chat AND open-source all the code (window closing mid-2026). That did not happen by the deadline: no whitepaper, no public source, no independent audit; the only Trail of Bits review of X Chat's protocol is dated October 2025, four months BEFORE this promise, so it cannot count. Musk has since restated the pledge with a new target — on July 24, 2026 he said 'Next month, every line of code touching the X system will be open source and third-party audited' (i.e. August 2026) — but as of August 13, 2026 the code is still not open-sourced. The goal has not been renounced, so the overdue clock keeps ticking. eSecurity Planet — X Chat still closed-source, no published audit (2026) ↗
Today · Aug 14, 2026
Status: Missed · 45 days past due. Never happened.
By the June 30 window, X Chat had a limited encryption-protocol audit (Trail of Bits) but the full code was not open-sourced — the security-tests half partly happened, the open-source half did not.
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LAST CHECKED 2026-08-13- [TWEET] @elonmusk on X
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