Facebook plans to let Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp users message each other
Facebook is working to allow cross-messaging between Facebook Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp, according to a report in The New York Times this morning. "We want to build the best messaging experiences we can; and people want messaging to be fast, simple, reliable and private," a Facebook spokesperson said in a statement. "We're working on making more of our messaging products end-to-end encrypted and considering ways to make it easier to reach friends and family across networks. Facebook has the most users of any other social media platform, and by combining its assets this way, the company could more directly compete with Apple's iMessage and Google's messaging services. ET: Updated to include a statement from Facebook.
How WhatsApp Merger With Facebook Messenger Puts Your Privacy At Risk
in like manner Here's the thing then: what happens if, for example, an Instagram user (or a Facebook Messenger user with secret conversations toggled off) messages a WhatsApp user? Will the new platform impose default end-to-end encryption for all users regardless of which service they are actually using? This is not just a case of bolting the Signal protocol (as used by both WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger) onto Instagram. Yet the two services that already have the open-source protocol in place implement it differently; WhatsApp by default, Facebook Messenger as an option. This is another area where Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp clash regarding data collection.
Social Media Roundup: Facebook Moments App Shutting Down, WhatsApp Forward Limits, Twitter Dark Mode
Published on Sundays, "Social Media Roundup" will help you stay up-to-date on all the important social media news you need to know. FacebookMoments App Shutting DownFacebook announced that it is shutting down the Moments app on February 25. The Facebook Moments app was created as a way for photos and videos to be automatically uploaded to the social network privately. The Moments app automatically organized the photos and videos based on the time, location and people in them. TwitterDark ModeTwitter CEO Jack Dorsey recently indicated plans to improve the dark mode on the social app.
Facebook plans to let Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp users message each other
Facebook is working to allow cross-messaging between Facebook Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp, according to a report in The New York Times this morning. "We want to build the best messaging experiences we can; and people want messaging to be fast, simple, reliable and private," a Facebook spokesperson said in a statement. "We're working on making more of our messaging products end-to-end encrypted and considering ways to make it easier to reach friends and family across networks. Facebook has the most users of any other social media platform, and by combining its assets this way, the company could more directly compete with Apple's iMessage and Google's messaging services. ET: Updated to include a statement from Facebook.
Social Media Roundup: Facebook Moments App Shutting Down, WhatsApp Forward Limits, Twitter Dark Mode
as declared in Here's the thing then: what happens if, for example, an Instagram user (or a Facebook Messenger user with secret conversations toggled off) messages a WhatsApp user? Will the new platform impose default end-to-end encryption for all users regardless of which service they are actually using? This is not just a case of bolting the Signal protocol (as used by both WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger) onto Instagram. Yet the two services that already have the open-source protocol in place implement it differently; WhatsApp by default, Facebook Messenger as an option. This is another area where Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp clash regarding data collection.
How WhatsApp Merger With Facebook Messenger Puts Your Privacy At Risk
Published on Sundays, "Social Media Roundup" will help you stay up-to-date on all the important social media news you need to know. FacebookMoments App Shutting DownFacebook announced that it is shutting down the Moments app on February 25. The Facebook Moments app was created as a way for photos and videos to be automatically uploaded to the social network privately. The Moments app automatically organized the photos and videos based on the time, location and people in them. TwitterDark ModeTwitter CEO Jack Dorsey recently indicated plans to improve the dark mode on the social app.
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