I remember using Pidgin and other products to combine all of the various chat and instant messaging platforms into one, but I recall a significant barrier was A

I remember using Pidgin and other products to combine all of the various chat and instant messaging platforms into one, but I recall a significant barrier was API access, and these platforms not wanting that to happen. I would really, really love to integrate Facebook messenger into a single app with my other messaging apps, but I could not see Facebook ever agreeing to this now.