WhatsApp building new feature to organise groups for businesses, school

Admins will be able to remove errant or problematic messages from everyone's chats

WhatsApp is building a feature to organise separate groups in larger structures that could be used by businesses or schools, said on Thursday the messaging service owned by Meta Platforms.

'Communities' will also contain new tools for admins, including announcement messages that are sent to everyone and control over which groups can be included.

“At the center of every Community on WhatsApp is a description and menu of groups that people can choose to join. This provides a structure and organization to conversations among larger and more complex groups that allow people to focus on what matters to them,” the company said.

“That