It will enable users to connect with their friends and family via Messenger Rooms from their PCs and laptops
The app has not been ranked on the App Store charts. It appears to be on offer only in Canada, at present
Much of the increased traffic is happening on Facebook's messaging services
The company explained how adding features such as video calling, GIFs, and location sharing made Messenger more complex
Facebook's plan behind stitching the technical infrastructure of the messaging services it owns is to allow its 2.7 billion users seamlessly communicate across the platforms.
Libra, which is widely regarded as a challenger to dominant global player Bitcoin, is expected to launch in the first half of 2020
Currently, users can only delete messages from their own inboxes which will still show up in the recipient's thread
The social media giant said that while some cultural pundits argued that messaging makes people isolated, they found that messaging brought people closer.
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PayPal is the leader in peer-to-peer (P2P) payments with $24 billion in P2P volume during the third quarter of 2017 alone
The feature was available for all iOS and Android Messenger users from Monday
One can see up to six people at a time on the group video chat and up to 50 friends can join in the group
Facebook has also incorporated thousands of stickers, frames, masks and effects in the app
The move comes amid widespread global debate over the extent to which technology companies should help law enforcement snoop on digital communications