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Twitter buys would-be Slack competitor Quill
You may not have heard of messaging service Quill, but it was positioned as a Discord- or Slack-style app for team communications that tried to be less noisy and more structured. The platform only launched this past February, but today Twitter has announce it is purchasing Quill and shutting it down this weekend.
WhatsApp on the web lets you create your own stickers
WhatsApp's web version now has a sticker creator that makes your images chat-friendly.
Meta delays full Facebook and Instagram message encryption to 2023
Meta has pushed back the rollout of default end-to-end message encryption on Facebook and Instagram to 2023.
WhatsApp's answer to Discord may be group chat 'communities'
WhatsApp is developing a feature that would link group chats together to form a more Discord-like community.
Facebook Messenger on Oculus will soon handle audio calls
Later this year, Facebook Messenger on Oculus will allow you to call your friends.
WhatsApp's iOS-to-Android history transfer tool rolls out to Pixel devices
After debuting on Samsung Galaxy devices at the start of September, WhatsApp’s cross-platform chat history transfer feature is now rolling out to the wider Android ecosystem.
Facebook sues programmer who allegedly scraped data for 178 million users
Facebook has sued a man in Ukraine for allegedly swiping info for 178 million users.
Twitter buys a chat app to boost DMs and community features
Twitter has bought the chat app Sphere to bolster its DMs — including some high-profile talent.
Google adds one-button group chats for Calendar meetings
Google Calendar now lets you quickly start a group chat with everyone attending a meeting — you don't have to spend time rounding everyone up.
Telegram blocks Russian opposition leader's chat bots during vote
Telegram has blocked chat bots used by Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny to promote voting during the country's elections.
Epic will shut down its Houseparty video chat app in October
Epic is shutting down Houseparty's video chat app in October to focus on socializing in its game metaverse.
WhatsApp's iOS-to-Android chat history transfer tool rolls out to Samsung devices
WhatsApp has started rolling out its long-awaited cross-platform chat history transfer feature.
WhatsApp faces $267 million EU fine over Facebook data sharing transparency
WhatsApp has been hit with a $267 million fine for not informing EU users how it was sharing their data with Facebook.
Clubhouse adds spatial audio to create more immersive audio chats (updated)
Clubhouse now supports spatial audio to make its audio chat rooms that much more immersive.
Zoom's latest update includes gesture-activated reactions on iPad
Zoom's latest major update adds new features to meetings, chats and calls.
WhatsApp will let you transfer your chat history between Android and iOS
WhatsApp is introducing the ability to migrate your chat history between Android and iOS, starting with Samsung phones.
China sues Tencent over WeChat's 'youth mode'
China has sued Tencent over WeChat's 'youth mode,' claiming the feature violates laws protecting children.
Archived WhatsApp chats will no longer come back to haunt you
WhatsApp has changed archived chats to keep them permanently hidden by default, even if someone sends a new message.
Discord finally adds threaded messaging
The long wait for threaded messaging to make its way to Discord is over.
WhatsApp now lets you join in-progress group calls
WhatsApp now lets you join group calls that have already started — you can drop in and hop out like it' a chat room.