Uhlelo lokusebenza lwemiyalezo i-Facebook Messenger kudala lwaba uhlelo lwesibili olusetshenziswa kakhulu lokuthumela imiyalezo emhlabeni, kuphela lidlulwa yi-WhatsApp, nayo engeye-Facebook. Ngo-Ephreli odlule, iFacebook yamemezela ukuthi uhlelo lwesibili lokuthumela imiyalezo, iMessenger, lwathola ukuvunywa kwabasebenzisi abangaphezu kwezigidi ezingama-900 abasebenza njalo ngenyanga, abafinyelela ku-WhatsApp abayizigidi eziyikhulu kuphela. Ngale ndlela, futhi ngokungabikho kwemininingwane emisha ehlobene nabasebenzisi abasebenza nyangazonke be-WhatsApp, zombili izinhlelo zokusebenza yizindlovukazi ezingenakuphikiswa zokuthumela imiyalezo khona manje.
Kusuka kuFacebook bayakuqinisekisa ukuthi bazogubha lesi sigaba somlando ngendlela enelukuluku:
Sibonga bonke abantu abathumela izigidigidi zemiyalezo nsuku zonke futhi sinethemba lokuthumela izigidi zami zokubonga ngesimo sebhaluni elintantayo kubo bonke labo basebenzisi abafuna ukugubha nathi. Kumele uthumele ibhaluni ye-emoji kubangani bakho ukwengeza ukuthintwa kwamaphupho ngakho-ke ujabulele injabulo yokuba nengxoxo.
Facebook I-Messenger izuze ngaphansi kwezinyanga ezintathu, izuze abasebenzisi abasha abayizigidi eziyi-100. Mayelana nenani labasebenzisi i-Facebook, inethiwekhi yokuxhumana nabantu, ebatholile ezinyangeni ezedlule, inkampani ayikaze iphawule ngalolu daba. Kubukeka sengathi inani labasebenzisi abasha limile ezinyangeni ezisanda kwedlula, okungaba yisizathu sokuthi ipulatifomu kungenzeka ifinyelele phezulu kakhulu.
Imininingwane yakamuva enikezwe yinkampani isikhombisile ukuthi inethiwekhi yokuxhumana nabantu IFacebook ibinabasebenzisi ababhalisiwe abangu-1.600 billion, okungasho ukuthi bayasebenza, ngakho lelo nani lihlala lidukisa, yingakho kuhlale kudingekile ukukhuluma ngabasebenzisi abasebenzayo hhayi abasebenzisi ababhalisiwe ukunikela ngemininingwane yangempela ekusebenzeni kwalolu hlobo lwezinsizakalo.