Signed Meta, the world’s most used instant messaging service WhatsApp for “Channels” period has begun.
Constantly gaining new features WhatsApp for now only Colombia And Singapore The following about the “Channels” feature, which is made available based on transferred: “A simple, reliable and confidential way to get important updates from individuals and organizations without leaving WhatsApp. We are excited to introduce the channels. We are developing channels in a new tab called Updates. This tab, which contains the status and the channels you choose to follow; It will be separate from conversations with family, friends and communities. Channels is a broadcast tool where admins can post text, photos, videos, stickers and polls in a one-way manner. To help you choose channels to follow, we create a searchable directory of your hobbies, sports teams, updates from local authorities and more. You can also access certain channels through chats or invite links sent via email or shared online. We aspire to develop the streaming service where privacy is paramount.
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The starting point for this is to protect the personal information of both admins and followers. Being a channel manager will not show your phone number and profile photo to followers. Likewise, following a channel will also send your phone number to the admin or other followers. does not cause it to be displayed. Who you follow is your choice and is confidential. As with the way we’ve developed messaging, we think Channel updates don’t have to be available forever. That’s why we keep the channel history on our servers. We will keep it for up to 30 days and add several ways so that updates can disappear from the tracker’s devices even faster.
Admins will also have the option to block screenshots and forwarding of messages on their channels. Finally, we’ll give admins the ability to decide who can follow their channels and whether they want their channels discovered in the directory. Channels are not end-to-end encrypted by default, as the purpose of channels is to reach a wide audience. We recognize that end-to-end encrypted channels for a limited audience (e.g., nonprofits or healthcare organizations) may make sense and are considering this as a future option.
In order for the channels to start quickly; We are excited to be working with leading global names and selected organizations in Colombia and Singapore, where we will launch Channels first, to develop, learn and adapt the experience. The process of bringing channels to more countries and giving everyone the opportunity to create channels will also take place in the coming months. We also believe there is an opportunity to support managers who want to start a business related to their channel, both with our expanding payment services and the ability to promote specific channels in the directory to increase awareness.
The privacy-focused messaging experience between friends, family, and communities is of course It will be central to the way you use WhatsApp and will remain our top priority. The development of channels has been a big step that our users have been asking us to take for years. We think it’s time to introduce a simple, reliable and privacy-focused publishing tool, and we hope you enjoy it in the months and years to come.”
Feature according to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg at the end of the year It will also be opened to other countries such as Türkiye.