Overview
- Group chats now allow up to 50 participants with customizable names, with link-based invites planned in a future update.
- Messaging is rolling out across the European Union over the next few days, with global availability excluding the UK and Australia for now.
- Only users who follow you can be added to a group chat, and the feature is limited to people aged 18 and older.
- Direct and group messages are not end-to-end encrypted, reflecting Meta’s focus on casual, interest-driven conversations.
- Threads messaging supports photos, videos, GIFs, and stickers, with inbox controls such as Message Requests, disabled links and media in requests, request limits, and a hidden folder for potential spam.