![]() ![]() Secondly, once the apps are merged, functionally they will no longer be separate platforms. A Bloomberg report from last month said competition enforcers were preparing a possible anti-trust lawsuit against the company. ![]() The US Federal Trade Commission has been investigating Facebook for more than a year over whether it is harming competition. This is all great news for Mark Zuckerberg, especially as Facebook stares down the barrel of potential anti-trust litigation. As far as moderating the platform goes, Facebook would effectively become “invisible” (not to mention moderation is expensive and complicated). This would stop Facebook being blamed for hurtful or illegal uses of its services. While this might be good from a user privacy perspective, it also means anything from bullying, to scams, to illegal drug sales, to paedophilia can’t be policed if it happens via these tools.įacebook's push for end-to-end encryption is good news for user privacy, as well as terrorists and paedophiles #INSTAGRAM WHATSAPP MESSENGER FACEBOOKPETERS THEVERGE FULL#This first step – and Facebook’s full roadmap for the encrypted integration of WhatsApp, Instagram Direct and Messenger – has three clear outcomes.įirstly, end-to-end encryption means Facebook will have complete deniability for anything that travels across its messaging tools. This could open doors to a plethora of unexpected online abuse. Thus, the blocked person will be able to once again contact you. And these challenges will present despite Facebook’s overarching privacy policy applying to every app in its app “family”.įor example, in the new merged messaging ecosystem, a user you previously blocked on Messenger won’t automatically be blocked on Instagram. With the integration, new privacy challenges emerge. Now, both Messenger and Instagram users will be able to use it, regardless of which app they’re on. As the name suggests, this lets users watch videos together in real time. ![]() The Messenger/Instagram Direct merge will extend to features rolled out during the pandemic, such as the “ Watch Together” tool for Messenger. ![]()
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