Will Facebook allow Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp users to message each other?

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.

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Specifically, the idea is that each service will continue to function as a standalone application, but for the first time there will be a link between messaging and messaging applications.For example, a Messenger user can send a message to his friend on WhatsApp.In addition, all these applications will also support terminal encryption.Facebook has not yet released a specific timeline when it will officially launch this exciting feature.

"We want to build the best messaging experience, chat possible for users, and importantly, the fast, simple, reliable and especially privacy will be placed on Facebook by Facebook. The applications will also be end-to-end encrypted so that new login and use features are more synchronized and easier, 'a Facebook spokesman said in a statement yesterday.

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By allowing these large messaging applications to communicate with each other on platforms, Facebook hopes to retain users, especially after a series of serious privacy scandals in the recent past. by.However, this will also pose exclusive behavioral concerns by Facebook's applications currently owning up to 2.5 billion users a month, and dominating traffic to mobile messaging services dynamic now.Facebook can absolutely take advantage of its large market share to crush its competitors.Mark Zuckerberg said in October last year that Facebook considered Apple and iMessage services as their biggest competitors.Also keep in mind that former European Union (EU) lawmakers have also accused Facebook of monopolizing mobile messaging.

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