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TechSoftwareAppsMeta is making a massive change to Messenger – and plans to make Facebook worseMeta wants to take down TikTok, and it’s making some big changes to try and make that happenWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
Meta wants to take down TikTok, and it’s making some big changes to try and make that happen
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If there’s one thing Facebook owner Meta hates, it’s seeing other services raking in lots of advertising money – so when a rival emerges, Meta usually buys it or changes its products to compete more directly with it. It looks like Meta is going for the latter option to take on TikTok, with some significant changes to the Messenger and Facebook apps oniPhonesandAndroid phones.
It’s part of a wider strategy that you might call “making Facebook even worse”.
What’s happening to your Facebook feed?
But whatever the truth, Facebook is doubling down on showing you stuff from people you don’t follow. And the re-integration of Messenger is part of that. Facebook wants to “make it easier for people to share what they discover on Facebook via messaging” because “private conversations are a big way that people share and connect on our apps.”
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I’m hoping that Messenger remains a standalone app even while its features are duplicated in the Facebook app. But I can’t say I’m optimistic about that.
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