Meta confirms the update of WhatsApp channel message filtering

John Doa
John Doa

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Last updated on December 30, 2023, At 02:28 AM ET

Posted on December 30, 2023, At 02:28 AM ET

The WhatsApp team revealed the update of the private channels feature for users of the short and instant messaging application “WhatsApp”, where the filter feature was introduced to interact with messages for live broadcast channels, noting that the parent company “Meta” introduced the message interaction filter feature for channels where This feature will make it easier for channel owners to know his communication trends, as well as the trends of his followers and their preferences with channel updates.

The company that owns Meta revealed that the message filtering feature is only available to users of the trial version in addition to users of the iOS operating system, stressing that this feature enables owners of broadcast channels to know the reactions of their followers, in addition to that it also provides insight into the ways users respond to the content they share. On its channels, it is also very important to know that only channel owners have access to channel information.

Meta also explained that the information of channel followers is completely confidential. For example, if you are following a specific channel on the WhatsApp application, and there is another person following that channel, you will not be able to know that and you will not know any personal information about him or view his reactions. This is the update. What Meta talked about is that this feature is private and exclusive to channel administrators only, in addition to the fact that soon users of the SMS and instant messaging application will be able to hide their private chats.

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