Zuckerberg warns users not to screenshot chats, announces new changes
*Mark Zuckerberg has announced improvements to the Facebook, Instagram, and Whatsapp platforms that are under Meta brand
*The new ranges are intended to provide users more privacy while also making it rougher to hack communications delivered
*The key modifications, in particular, have explicit advice from users on conversations screenshot and why it is highly risky
Mark Zuckerberg has issued a reminder – and an apparent warning – to users of Facebook Messenger who screenshot their chats.
The Facebook founder and CEO of parent company Meta announced this changes in a post on Friday, 24 January 2022 .
According to him an update to Messenger would notify users if an image of their chat has been captured by another person.
“New update for end-to-end encrypted Messenger chats so you get a notification if someone screenshots a disappearing message,” Mr Zuckerberg wrote along with a screenshot of a conversation with his wife, Priscilla Chan.
Other Updates on Facebook
Zuckerberg added that the announcement follows an update to the widely used Facebook Messenger platform that allows people to set their messages to disappear.
According to report from independent UK, the feature has so far been rolled out in the United States and is expected to be introduced for Facebook users in Europe in the coming weeks, according to USA Today.
He also noted that rival messaging platforms already offer options for user messages to disappear, as well as notifications when a conversation has been screen-shot. That includes Snapchat, while messaging apps such as WhatsApp include end-to-end encryption another new recent introduction to Facebook.
Reports suggested the move by Facebook was in response to concerns around security, and a wider controversy around online safety and rights to free speech.
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