Mark Zuckerberg explains the reason for merging Messenger, WhatsApp and Instagram

According to the New York Times, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg decided to make a connection between Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp, thereby allowing users to cross-message between the three applications.Currently, Facebook's team is taking necessary technical steps to bring this feature into practice soon.

Specifically, speaking at the company's quarterly income review meeting, CEO Mark Zuckerberg confirmed that Facebook wants to make it easier for users to send messages via Facebook applications, but note that If feasible, it must be at least 2020 that this feature will be operational.

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"This is a big step and we will immediately start working to make it a reality. However, there will be many problems that Facebook's team will have to take care of, not just in terms of face. technology, but also legal issues, hopefully we can bring this feature to the earliest users in 2020 '.

Of course the CEO did not forget to give an explanation about why the company wants to consolidate the basic infrastructure of these three applications:

"The first compelling reason for integrating the infrastructure of Messenger, WhatsApp and Instagram is the benefits that end-to-end encryption offers. With this consolidation, end-to-end encryption will be the default feature. In our products, this is already appreciated in WhatsApp, I think that is the direction we should go in. Take advantage of the strength of end encryption '.

Mark Zuckerberg also noted that there will be many practical benefits when allowing people to send cross messages between applications.For example, in countries where WhatsApp predominates, being able to message sellers on Facebook Marketplace via WhatsApp instead of Messenger brings markedly more convenience.The CEO also said there are "tens of millions" of Android users currently using Messenger as their default SMS application, and these people will benefit greatly from turning on encryption by default.

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In addition, Facebook boss did not share any of his thoughts on the benefits that this change brought to Instagram.

News of the three-platform messaging infrastructure plan that owns more than 2.7 billion Facebook users has immediately raised a number of privacy questions as well as proprietary issues.This is just the latest sign that Mark Zuckerberg is tightening control of services that he originally promised to keep them independent of Facebook, as well as Facebook being more dependent on Instagram. and WhatsApp for your future development.

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