Empathy 3.12.8 Removes Facebook Chat Support as the Service Will be Closed | Linux Today

Empathy 3.12.8 Removes Facebook Chat Support as the Service Will be Closed

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Marius Nestor
Mar 17, 2015

The Empathy IM (Instant Messenger) client has been updated on March 16 with a handful of changes and updated translations. The most important change is the removal of Facebook chat support, as Facebook will shut down its integrated chat service in favor of the standalone Messenger app.

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Marius Nestor

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