In 2019, Mark Zuckerberg kicked off the project to merge Facebook Messenger, Instagram DMs, and WhatsApp.

Last year, the company started unifying Instagram and Messenger by allowing you tomessage contacts across both networks.

She said that Facebook is taking a Platform and service approach for this.

Facebook won’t force WhatsApp and Messenger cross-app chat on you, VP Claims

The first step of this is to make Instagram DMs look and feel more like Messenger.

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Crisan emphasized that all these features will be wrapped in the security of end-to-end encryption.

Currently, only WhatsApp has end-to-end encryption for all interactions on the app.

Messenger rolled outa security update for voice and video calls in August.

Otherwise, prepare for chaos.

Loredana Crisanwill be speaking atTNW Conference 2021, taking place September 30th and October 1st.

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That’s one heck of a mixed bag.

He likes to say “Bleh.”

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