Zuckerberg to integrate WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook Messenger: NYT
28 January 2019 |
11:23 am
Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg is planning to unify the underlying messaging infrastructure of the WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook Messenger services and incorporate end-to-end encryption into these apps, the New York Times reported on Friday.
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