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Meta To Reduce Unwanted Messages To Teens On Facebook, Instagram
Protecting teens. Social media giant Meta to impose stricter message settings for teenagers on Facebook and Instagram
Meta Deploys End-To-End Encryption Across Messenger, Facebook
Despite resistance from authorities, Meta begins roll-out of default end-to-end encryption for Messenger, Facebook
WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger To Integrate Chats – Report
Chat integration? Facebook is reportedly working to allow WhatsApp users to chat with Facebook Messenger users, and vice versa
Facebook, WhatsApp Hit By Photo Glitch
Normal services resumed. Photo glitch with Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, Messenger now resolved
Facebook Overhauls Design To Focus On Privacy
Watch out Amazon? News feed de-emphasized as part of redesign to focus on privacy and e-commerce
Facebook Messenger App To Be Ditched, Researcher Claims
Messaging service may be incorporated back into main Facebook app, after trial was spotted by researcher
Facebook Simplifies Messenger App
Redesigned to make mobile app more streamlined with a simplified user interface
Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram Users Suffer Brief Outage
Thousands of users around the world affected by brief outage of Facebook owned social services
US Government Pressures Facebook Over Messenger Encryption
Officials want Facebook's help to crack encryption, so they can listen to suspect's voice conversations
Malware Spreads Cryptocurrency Miner Via Facebook Messenger
The Digimine malware spreads through infected attachments in messages that may appear to come from someone the target knows
TfL Gives Automated Travel Advice New Facebook Messenger Chatbot
TravelBot hopes to make travelling in London easier using TfL's famed datasets and AI assistance
Businesses Can Speak To Facebook Messenger Lite Users From ‘Day One’
Facebook Messenger head says stripped down version for Android might not have some functionality, but is still attractive for businesses
Facebook Messenger Tests End-to-End Encryption
Playing catch up? Facebook tests encrypted "secret conversations" after last month's security scare concerning chats
InfoSec 2016: Facebook Messenger “Left Open To Hackers”
Check Point research finds both Messenger and Facebook Chat can be exploited with simple HTML tweak that would allow hackers to hijack messages
Facebook Messenger Launches Group Calls
Up to 50 people can now conflab together thanks to new expansion of messaging app
Facebook Messenger And WhatsApp Are ‘Three Times More Popular’ Than SMS
Two apps process around 60 billion messages a day, Facebook reveals as it launches new open API platform for chatbots
Facebook Messenger ‘Plans’ In-Store Payments
Next evolution of Facebook Messenger looks to add direct payments and secret conversations
Facebook Messenger To Get SMS, Multiple Account Support
Facebook Messenger gets more features as social network seeks to strengthen itself as smartphone communications essential
Facebook Adds Video Calling To Messenger
Looks to take on the likes of Skype with new addition
Facebook Gearing Up To Launch Messenger Payments Service
Images of upcoming service using Facebook's instant messaging service revealed by hacker on Twitter
PayPal President Leaves To Head Messaging At Facebook
David Marcus will be overseeing the development of Facebook’s messaging products