Facebook isn't only for sending memes, looking at your friends' babies, and trying to avoid (or not avoid) arguments. It has practical uses that we don't think about very often. One of those is ...

In a significant move towards enhancing user privacy and security, Facebook announced late last year that end-to-end encryption would become the default setting for all chats and calls on its popular ...

It can be disorienting when one of your most important apps suddenly changes its look. Sometimes, these changes are unintentional, but other times, they are the direct result of branding decisions ...

Messenger Kids is an instant messaging platform from Meta. It offers a secure protocol for kids to stay in touch with friends and family. It's designed around kids' safety and parental control to keep ...

Facebook Messenger parental controls have long been available for Messenger Kids – the special version of the chat app designed for children below 13 years of age – but not for teens. This has now ...

Meta will now let you create massive community chats on Messenger with people you aren't connected to in any way. Back in 2022, the company launched community chats for Facebook Groups, giving people ...

Viber is another great Messenger alternative that has been around for a long time. It’s my main messaging app, and I really like it, although I’ll admit that the Chinese ownership is a cause for ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - U.S. regulators say Facebook misled parents and failed to protect the privacy of children using its Messenger Kids app, including misrepresenting the access it provided to app ...

The latest Apple Watch app casualty is Meta’s popular Facebook Messenger. In the last few days, users have been getting warnings about the Messenger app for Apple’s wearable being killed off and Meta ...

Meta is killing its Messenger for Apple Watch app on May 31, the company confirmed to TechCrunch on Thursday. Apple Watch users who have the app installed are being notified that “after May 31st, ...