The company Meta is planning to expand the functionalities of its tools within Facebook and Messenger. The company announced that, shortly, everyone will have access to Community Chats, a kind of chat within both applications.
Among the main features is the possibility of sending messages not only by text, but also via audio and video in real time. Chat functions are being expanded to intensify connectivity between almost 3 billions of users existing today on the social network. At the moment, Facebook now allows you to create public and private groups.
Nonetheless, with the news, admins will be able to create simultaneous chats and organize them by categories. Like this, Facebook and Messenger members will be able to create discussions on their favorite topics and find information more easily, by specific topics.
Tools for more customization and security
Although, Community Chats functions go further. The changes are a response to Meta's internal analysis, which foresees that chat can also be used for conversations between strangers. That's why, The new feature will feature moderation tools so that limits are not exceeded.
One of the main functions is the “Admin Assist” tool, which will allow the user to create lists to include words and phrases that they do not want to see circulating in the chat. If the infraction occurs, Facebook can automatically signal what happened and, like this, can take the necessary measures.
Like this, it will be possible to block, mute and suspend other profiles that act against community rules. Yet, The new features guarantee the hosting of exclusive chats for administrators. In this way, participants will be able to talk about specific topics without all community members being in the know, just one particular team.
Inspiration in the market
These chat functions, although, are not exactly new. Inclusive, for many, already sounds very familiar. In the end, Discord is a communication and community platform on the rise in the market, known for offering features very similar to Facebook's new functions. A good example of this is member subchannels.
Even so, Currently, Facebook groups are excellent resources not only for finding people with common interests, but, also, projects and job opportunities. Meta stated that the new functions are already being tested and should be launched in the coming weeks on Facebook and Messenger applications.
