![FILE - In this May 23, 2018 file phpoto, Facebook's CEO Mark Zuckerberg smiles during a picture with guests attending the "Tech for Good" Summit at the Elysee Palace in Paris. Zuckerberg’s latest attempt to explain Facebook’s data-sharing practices is notable for its omissions as well as what it plays up and plays down. In a Wall Street Journal op-ed Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019, titled “The Facts About Facebook,†the CEO doubles down on previous talking points while leaving out, for example, a Federal Trade Commission investigation over its privacy practices. (Charles Platiau/Pool Photo via AP, File)](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/H5S6YCUFUMV7WT2WD3HPYHHJSA.jpg?smart=true&auth=c1c5a845eab74ab09168f8da0e8d5299c1ed53518226349c30c31232db516077&width=400&height=225)
WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook Messenger will be integrated by early 2020 under Mark Zuckerberg's direction. AP
WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook Messenger will be integrated by early 2020 under Mark Zuckerberg's direction. AP
Mark Zuckerberg to merge WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook Messenger
Is this the beginning of the end for our beloved apps?