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Threads is getting group chats as messaging rolls out to the EU

Shortly after its addition of direct messages this summer, Instagram Threads is adding support for group messaging with up to 50 people. The Meta-owned competitor to X, which now has more than 400 ...
TechCrunch

TikTok comes for messaging apps with the addition of group chats

TikTok looks to be taking on popular messaging services like Meta’s WhatsApp and Apple’s Messages, as the company announced on Monday that it’s adding group chats to its platform. You can now create ...
9to5Mac

Threads launches group DMs and expands messaging features to the EU

Following the rollout of one-on-one direct messages on Threads last July, Meta is now adding support for group DMs and expanding the messaging feature (including groups) to users in the EU. Here’s how ...
Ars Technica

WhatsApp provides no cryptographic management for group messages

The world has been abuzz for weeks now about the inclusion of a journalist in a group message of senior White House officials discussing plans for a military strike. In that case, the breach was the ...
Android Authority

Google takes first major step for E2EE interoperability across all messaging apps (APK teardown)

Google’s Messages app now includes code referencing Messaging Layer Security (MLS). These MLS flags are an early sign of support for the encrypted group messaging solution. Google’s work could ...