Facebook has thrown down the gauntlet to Amazon by announcing a raft of new shopping features for WhatsApp, Instagram and its own online Marketplace.
The social media giant said its 2.4 billion users will soon be able to browse products, get recommendations from celebrities, organize shipping and make payments without ever leaving its “family” of three apps.
WhatsApp, historically Facebook’s most private product, will gain product catalogues and secure payments, which the company has been testing with about a million users in India.
 
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