WhatsApp and Google Chat Add New Features for Large Group Interactions
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Social media apps like WhatsApp and Google Chat are adding features for large-scale group interactions, like Communities and Spaces.
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WhatsApp recently introduced Channels for broadcast messaging to large groups.
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Google Chat may be developing a similar Announcements feature to broadcast updates to groups.
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The Announcements feature could help Google Chat compete with Slack for business users.
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Details are still scarce on the Announcements feature for Google Chat and it's unclear how fully-developed it will be.