Facebook Inc said some users can now send messages between Messenger and Instagram – the first step toward a full integration of the company’s three separate social media services.
Executives are also considering adding a limited version of Messenger to Facebook’s main app as a way to encourage new users to communicate with other people without downloading a separate app, Messenger vice-president Stan Chudnovsky said. Messenger was originally part of Facebook’s flagship app, but was spun out on its own in 2014 despite pushback from users.