Facebook Messenger features not available in Europe; Nicknames feature gone

Facebook has recently released several new features which allows users to merge Instagram and Messenger platforms toger which makes texting easier. According to an official blog post, organisation h to remove various features of Facebook Messenger and Instagram due to "new rules for messaging services in Europe." Here is all you need to know about it.

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Facebook Messenger features not available in Europe

Facebook Inc has officially announced that organisation will have to temporarily remove some of features from European region. social media giant says: “This is to respect new rules for messaging services in Europe. We’re working to bring m back.” Backing this, many users in region reported seeing this message while using platforms.

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Neverless, blog post by organisation did not contain number of features that are going to be disabled in region. Neverless, support pages lists down all features that are removed from Facebook Messenger and Instagram. Below is list, have a look -

• Running polls on group chats
• Lack of stickers on Instagram
• Personalised replies on messenger
• Facebook Messenger Nicknames gone
• No augmented-reality (AR) filters available in direct messages (DMs) on Instagram.

According to MessengerPeople.com, following features will no longer be available in Facebook Messenger:

• Audio, video and document integration, meaning nothing but text can be sent.
• Buttons (restriction desktop – mobile still possible)
• Galleries (restriction desktop – mobile still possible)
• Persistent menu
• Handover protocol (One time Notification API)
• Or graphic elements

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Looking at list many of user favourites like ability to give nicknames, AR filters and more are leaving Facebook Messenger and Instagram. As mentioned before, this move has been taken due to new data usage rules in European Union (EU) countries which come under Privacy and Electronic Communications Directive (ePrivacy Directive).

However, users will be able to enjoy text messaging and calling options. organisation in an official statement to BBC said: “We’re still determining best way to bring se features back. It takes time to rebuild products in a way that work seamlessly for people and also comply with new regulation.” This reveals that features would be back soon. But, many users have reported that shared photos disappeared on Facebook Messenger which is not listed in disabled features list.

Facebook Messenger Europe rules will bring changes to -

• Europe pages in all chats
• Pages with mins in Europe in all chats
• Any chats with people in Europe

Impacted countries: All of 30 European Economic Area (EEA) countries, which includes:

• All 27 European Union member states
• Norway
• Iceland
• Liechtenstein
• United Kingdom

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