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1) It requires a Messenger account. (I believe FB decoupled FB and Messenger recently)

2) We don't store any messages on our backend.

3) We support text and stickers.

4) It's not regional. We pair you with random people throughout the world. However, if there's a demand for regional pairing, we will explore that as well.

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Thank you. My reasoning behind #4 is that if I were matched with someone who doesn't speak English, it would be a very short chat.

For #1 all I know of is that Facebook and Messenger are separate mobile apps now. There's still just one kind of Facebook account.

I recently deleted my FB account. It asked me if I still wanted stop use messenger, which I did. Kept all of my contacts and previous message chains, if this helps inform anyone from anecdotal experience.

You can use Messenger without a Facebook account (just your phone number I think).

This. Only need your phone number to use the Messenger app.

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