Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Meta, the owner of the instant messaging app WhatsApp, announced on Tuesday that new features will be added to WhatsApp.
Zuckerberg wrote on his official Facebook page: “New features include leaving WhatsApp groups anonymously and controlling ‘online’ status.”
He added: The third service is related to preventing screenshots of messages that can only be viewed once in the application.
Zuckerberg pledged to continue to find new ways to protect users’ messages so that they “remain as private and secure as if they were a one-on-one conversation.”
He did not provide further details, such as when these services would be activated or how they would be implemented.
Zuckerberg’s statement contradicts news reports that WhatsApp is trying to find out who has left or fired app managers and group members.
At the same time, the Facebook founder confirmed earlier reports last July that WhatsApp wanted to hide the word “online”.
Zuckerberg’s speech seems to be a response to repeated requests from users over the past years to improve WhatsApp’s privacy status.
Recently, there has been a reiteration of the request to hide “online” because it floods some users with annoying messages, especially at night.
Source: Lebanon Debate
