Over the past six months, Messenger has released more than 10 new features for users to stay close to their friends when they can’t be together in person.

“Our new logo reflects a shift to the future of messaging, a more dynamic, fun, and integrated way to stay connected to the people you’re close to.” Stan Chudnovsky, VP of Messenger

The new look, which replaces the solid blue with a blue-to-pink gradient, like Instagram, also represents the evolution of the Messenger app from a messaging app to a place to hang out and have fun. The merge will also bring Messenger features to Instagram, including replying to a specific message, forwarding messages, and customizing chat backgrounds. The Messenger + Instagram integration will allow users to communicate across apps without the need of downloading both. 'If confirmed, we are extremely disappointed by this decision which, in our view, is driven by politics, not fact,' a statement from Lee Hunter, General Manager TikTok Australia and New Zealand, read.Facebook has revealed a new colorful look for its Messenger app as part of its merging with Instagram messaging. TikTok responded to the ban late on Monday night. The federal opposition has been calling for the government to act on the national security concerns and follow other countries in instituting bans.īyteDance, which owns the social media app, has denied its user data can be supplied to Beijing. The move follows the United States, Canada and the European Union prohibiting government employees from having TikTok on work-issued devices.Ĭoncerns over TikTok relate to the potential for data to be harvested and accessed by the Chinese government under national laws that can compel companies to hand over information. AAP has contacted the government for comment. The announcement of the ban is expected to be made as early as Tuesday. According to the report, state and territory governments received a briefing on Monday about the federal ban and are expected to follow through with similar rules for their officials.

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