YouTube is testing in-app messaging to take on Facebook

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by Sindy Cator on January 18, 2017 at 4:36 pm

YouTube might be getting a lot more social and conversational in the near future. TechCrunch reports the Google-owned video platform is currently testing a new in-app messaging feature on iOS and Android that will allow users to exchange clips, texts and links without ever having to leave the app. But there’s one catch: The functionality is solely available in Canada for the time being. Google product manager Shimrit Ben Yair told Canada’s Financial Post the decision to run trials on Canadian soil has to do with the fact that it’s the country that shares videos more than anyone else in the…