X Adds Incognito Mode Controls for Spaces Hosts

X is adding a new control that will enable Spaces hosts to decide if they let non logged-in and private users join their chats in the app.

This week, X has added a new “Allow Incognito” setting to Spaces, which will let Spaces hosts decide which users to tune into their audio discussion.

As you can see in this example, shared by app researcher Radu Onescu, Spaces hosts can now activate this new toggle to ensure anonymous users can join their Spaces chats, or not, which essentially means that they can also lock it down to only logged-in users if they choose.

Tuning into Spaces anonymously is along somewhat similar lines to the option to hide your verification checkmark back in July, which seemingly acknowledges the fact that some people now view this as a negative marker, which negates the whole concept of selling blue ticks in the first place.

But with X owner Elon Musk continuing to take divisive stances, and align…