One possible explanation we considered was that those who were not alienated would communicate frequently with their friends through IM but addicts, on the other hand, are probably looking for friendship through online chatting with strangers.

我们考虑的一个可能的解释是，那些没有被疏远的人会通过即时通讯工具频繁地与朋友交流，而那些上瘾的人则可能是通过与陌生人在线聊天来寻求友谊。

You know he had pretty regular contact, it was before so the WhatsApp.

我爸爸和我们保持着非常固定的联系，这是他在玩WhatsApp之前（译者注：WhatsApp是一个即时通讯应用程序）。

WhatsApp has long used privacy as a selling-point; it the most popular messaging-app in India.

WhatsApp以来一直把隐私作为服务优势;这款应用是印度最受欢迎的即时通讯应用。

In the early days this meant unnamed bloggers and pseudonymous instant-messaging handles and meme accounts.

在早，这代表着匿名的博、使用假名的即时通讯昵称、梗图账号。

Well, I go on the computer a lot and I talk with friends through AOL instant messenger. And I just moved from my hometown to Sacremento so it's a good way to keep in touch with old friends.

我经常用电脑，我和朋友经常用AOL即时通讯聊天。我刚刚从我的家乡克拉曼多，这是个和朋友保持联系的好办法。

When you go onto Facebook Instant Messenger and you're messaging your friend you might think that you're in a room together and only you two can hear each other.

当你打开 Facebook 的即时通讯工具和你的朋友聊天时，你可能会认为你们是在一个房间里，只有你们两个才能听对方的声音。

Which would render instant communication in the event of an emergency impossible.

在紧急情况下就无法进行即时通讯。

Prosecutors say he transferred files to gamers on the messaging APP Discord.

检察官表示，他通过即时通讯应用 Discord 向游戏玩家传输文件。

The social media service Snapchat has added a chatbot to its messaging service.

社交媒体服务平台Snapchat在其即时通讯服务中添加了一个聊天机器人。

Meta owns two messaging apps that fall under the rules.

Meta旗下的两款即时通讯应用也得遵循这些规定。

I use messaging apps, and try to also FaceTime with someone regularly.

我使用即时通讯应用，并尽量定与某人进行FaceTime通话。

Tencent began as a gaming and messaging company.

腾讯最初是一家游戏和即时通讯公司，如今其数字支付业务也在蓬勃发展。

Slack, a workplace messaging app, helps managers assess how quickly employees accomplish tasks.

职场即时通讯应用Slack可以帮助管理者评估员工完成任务的速度。

The blaze hit the servers of Kakao which provides a messenger service and allows users to spend money, call a taxi and buy and sell products.

大火袭击了 Kakao 的服务器，Kakao 提供即时通讯服务，客户能在上面消费、叫出租车和买卖产品。

For example, as of June 2023, the user scale of instant messaging, internet video and short video stood at 1.047 billion, 1.044 billion and 1.026 billion, respectively.

例如，截至 2023 年 6 月，即时通讯、网络视频和短视频的用户规模分别为 10.47 亿、10.44 亿和 10.26 亿。

When we 'talk with our thumbs' by text or email or instant message, we're often prioritising speed over clarity and depth.

当我们通过短信或电子邮件或即时通讯软件“用拇指聊天”的时候，我们常常把速度放在清晰和深度之前。

Car traffic had also resumed on the undamaged side of the bridge, the head of Crimea, Sergei Aksyonov, said in a post on Telegram.

克里米亚理谢尔盖·阿克肖诺夫在电报（即时通讯软件）上发帖称，大桥未受损一侧的汽车交通也已恢复。

The messaging APP Telegram has complied with an order from Brazil's Supreme Court and deleted criticism of a bill seeking to reduce disinformation online.

即时通讯应用Telegram遵守了巴西最高法院的一项命令，删除了对一项旨在减少网上虚假信息的法案的批评言论。

Moreover, the number of China's instant messaging users, online news users, webcast users and medical users have all been increased by June 2022.

而且， 2022 年 6 月，中国的即时通讯用户、网络新闻用户、网络直播用户和在线医疗用户的数量都有所增。

And the supreme court in Brazil has lifted a ban on the messaging app Telegram, a key platform for President Jair Bolsonaro.

巴西最高法院解除了对即时通讯应用Telegram的禁令，Telegram是统贾尔·博尔索纳罗发布消息的要平台。