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It’s time to delete Facebook, says WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton

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Facebook bought  WhatsApp  back in 2014 to curb the growing menace of the latter with its popularity. WhatsApp was founded back in 2009 with the creators having a little idea of the enormous acceptance it will attain over time that today it’s the most popular messaging app in the world. Although Facebook tried to take on WhatsApp with its Facebook Messenger app, it was still one pedestal down from where WhatsApp was standing. After the acquisition, WhatsApp co-founders – Jan Koum and Brian Acton – joined Facebook and became wealthy while playing bigger roles in further developing WhatsApp under Facebook. However, the duo had a fallout and Brian Acton moved on to form his new non-profit foundation. He now seemingly is still holding some feelings against Facebook, as in a  Twitter post , Acton asked people to ‘delete’ Facebook. Consequently, Facebook bought WhatsApp in 2014 from the co-founders Jan Koum and Brian Acton, who beca...
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Facebook Messenger Adds New Admin Privileges Amid Backlash Over Company's Mishandling of User Data

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Facebook today  announced  the rollout of a new feature in Messenger called "Admin Privileges." With this toggled on, the company said that it will give specific users in a group chat "more control" over who partakes in the chat, and should help boost the app's privacy.  If you have admin privileges you'll be able to approve or decline new members before they join the chat, remove members already in a chat, and promote or demote any other person as an admin. The company said that the feature should help large groups who need to get in touch but may not be connected to on Facebook, like for a friend's surprise party.  There are also new joinable links that any member can create and send out to potential new members, which an admin will then be able to approve. These admin privileges will be turned off by default:  The great thing about admin privileges in Messenger is they work in the background; if your group chat doesn’t need that level of control, i...
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