Why Mark Zuckerberg warns against screenshotting Facebook Messenger chats

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg once made it very clear: if you screenshot certain chats on Messenger, the other person might find out about it.

In January 2022, the Facebook founder announced a privacy-focused update to Messenger that alerts users when someone takes a screenshot of disappearing messages in end-to-end encrypted chats.

“New update for end-to-end encrypted Messenger chats so you get a notification if someone screenshots a disappearing message,” Zuckerberg wrote in a Facebook post.

To demonstrate how the feature worked, Zuckerberg shared a screenshot of a conversation with his wife, Priscilla Chan.

“We’re also adding GIFs, stickers, and reactions to encrypted chats too,” he added.

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