"Shortly after its addition of direct messages this summer, Instagram Threads is adding support for group messaging with up to 50 people. The Meta-owned competitor to X, which now has more than 400 million monthly active users, is making group chats available to global users starting today. It will also bring its messaging experience to users in the EU, where it was initially delayed."
"Threads VP of Product Management Emily Dalton Smith explained during a group chat session with reporters earlier this week that, as with individual direct messages (DMs), group chats will not be encrypted. Rather, the company views Threads DMs as a way for people to connect about things they're talking about now - like a football game or TV show they're watching, not as a secure messaging service."
Instagram Threads added group messaging for up to 50 people and is rolling the feature out globally, including the EU. Users ages 18 and up can share text posts, videos, GIFs, and emojis within group chats. Threads group chats and DMs are not end-to-end encrypted; the company positions messaging for real-time shared experiences rather than secure communications. Users must follow someone to be added to a group chat, mirroring restrictive DM controls. Instagram is refocusing around Reels and DMs, and Threads is making messaging a core feature. X is moving toward an encrypted chat service, XChat, which researchers say is less trustworthy than Signal.
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