Facebook Messenger now has Communities you can use without a Facebook Group

Meta has quietly launched Communities on Facebook Messenger, following the rollout of Communities in WhatsApp in 2022. With the new feature, you can connect with others directly on Messenger – the new Communities is not tied to a Facebook Group.

We make that distinction clear so as to not confuse this new feature with Community Chats, which launched in Messenger in 2022 as a way for people to connect with other members of Facebook Groups.

So this is not that. Communities let you create dedicated spaces for real-time communication in Messenger independently of any Facebook Groups,…