Facebook is hoping Messenger will be one of the only - if not the only - apps you need.

Meanwhile, Facebook has been busy developing Messenger itself into a fully-fledged platform, adding third-party apps and chatbots that expand the app’s functionality.

That scheme has been met with controversy, as critics argue that it favors certain services over others, making it tougher for rivals to compete. The company’s Free Basics program, part of its initiative, lets users in certain countries access a limited selection of web services for free without a data plan. “Communication is such a primary thing that you need to do, that we wanted to make sure that everyone has access to Messenger.”įacebook Messenger Lite is the latest of Facebook’s numerous efforts to make the Internet more accessible worldwide. But there are lots of places people actually don’t care,” said David Marcus, Facebook’s vice president of messaging products. “If you live in New York or San Francisco, you don’t meet a lot of people that have six-year-old phones.

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