Facebook is combining Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp infrastructure into one, report says

Facebook's tentacles are starting to look more and more alike.

A new report from the New York Times says that Facebook is integrating all of its messaging platforms — Facebook Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp — into the same infrastructure. The services would remain distinct, but the back-end connections between the three apps would grow into one master messaging platform. 

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It would also add end-to-end encryption to all of the services — something that is already standard on WhatsApp — which would mean increased privacy and security for DMs over Instagram and Facebook Messenger. Read more...

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