The groups, called “Communities,” allow administrators to add up to 5,000 people, even if they are not part of the same facebook group. Meta previously introduced that feature in 2022, allowing facebook group administrators to create Discord-like chat rooms for members. Meanwhile, this new type of chat is open to anyone: users can create one for their neighborhood, school, or event, for example.
Goal facebook.com/help/messenger-app/685507703461811?ref=ipl&_rdr”>grades that the creation of Messenger “Communities” is not yet available to everyone and that users should be aware that there is a different level of privacy than they normally associate with personal messages.
Messenger's gradual updates bring it closer to platforms like WhatsApp or Discord. In 2022, WhatsApp's messaging capabilities also expanded, allowing group administrators to communicate with thousands of people at once instead of the more private and direct conversations the platform was known for.
Messaging has also become a key focus for other meta-platforms like instagram. instagram boss Adam Mosseri has saying that DMs account for much of the platform's growth and that young people, especially, spend a lot of time messaging. Last year, instagram rolled out the ability to send bulk updates via direct messages (called “channels”) in a feature similar to Telegram. Creators can run their own fan channel and send updates, announcements, and more. The company has also tried to make direct messages more interactive with things like contests run through messages.
