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Messaging app Signal using PINs to move data across devices
Signal's new PIN system will allow it 'to support future functionality while still protecting user privacy'

Facebook launches Messenger Kids in 70 countries
First launched in the US in December 2017, the kid-friendly version of Messenger expands to 70 countries
Facebook aims its Messenger at coronavirus battle
Facebook also invites software savants to take part in an online 'hackathon' aimed at creating ways to use Messenger to ease social-distancing and deliver accurate information about the coronavirus pandemic

Facebook rolls out 'faster' Messenger app for iOS
The social media giant says the rebuilt app loads twice as fast and will only be a quarter of the original’s size
Facebook firm on message encryption despite pressure
The comments from Facebook come weeks after officials from the US, Britain and Australia called on Facebook to allow authorities to circumvent encryption to better fight extremism, child pornography and other crimes

Facebook messaging apps getting unified payment system
Transactions such as payments or donations at Messenger, Instagram, WhatsApp or the main social network will eventually be handled by a unified Facebook Pay system, Facebook says
Facebook to fix kids app flaw allowing chats with strangers
The social network says it has been shutting down the group chats involved and notifying thousands of parents that their children many have unintentionally connected with strangers
Facebook's top 13 announcements at F8 2019 conference
A new Facebook design, a new Instagram camera, and Facebook Dating highlight Facebook's slew of F8 2019 announcements

BBM's consumer version to close on May 31
Blackberry says the technology industry 'is very fluid, and, in spite of our substantial efforts, users have moved on to other platforms, while new users proved difficult to sign on'

Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, Whatsapp suffer global outage
The outage affects approximately 60% of users. The remaining 40% who can access Facebook's services may encounter errors or issues.

Facebook lets senders undo sent Messenger missives
Messenger users will now have a 10-minute window after sending a message to undo it, leaving behind a note telling everyone in a conversation that the remark was removed

Facebook getting its messaging apps to be friends
'We're working on making more of our messaging products end-to-end encrypted and considering ways to make it easier to reach friends and family across networks,' a Facebook spokeswoman says

Facebook fixes Messenger bug which brought back old messages as new
(UPDATED) The Facebook bug – which resurfaced old messages as new and unread – has been fixed

Facebook simplifies Messenger app
The new version, currently being rolled out, has 3 tabs instead of 9
You may soon 'unsend’ messages on Facebook Messenger
The feature, if it gets rolled out, allows you to remove a message within a set time window after it was sent
Facebook admits users' phone number may be used to target ads
Phone contacts who aren't necessarily on a user's Facebook network may be targeted too when a user syncs their phone with Messenger
U.S. gov't asked Facebook to help wiretap Messenger – report
The case is reminiscent of Apple's case in 2016 when the FBI asked it to break into a locked iPhone for an investigation
Bug temporarily unblocked Facebook and Messenger users
Some users may have temporarily gained normal access to the pages that have blocked them
Yahoo Messenger shutting down July 17
Users of the messaging app can download their chat history before its shutdown

Facebook messaging app adds real time translations
Messenger has become a tool for businesses to connect with customers, and the ability to converse with customers in a variety of languages could help bump up advertising

Facebook wants your nudes to fight spread of revenge porn
Submitted nudes are given a digital fingerprint that allows for automatic identification and blocking of potential future uploads on Facebook, Instagram and Messenger

Whatsapp lets users take back mistakes, delete messages
The new feature will allow a user to delete a message from everyone they sent a mistaken message to within 7 minutes of posting

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Russia may have used Messenger to influence U.S. elections – Facebook
Along with the purchase of $150,000 worth of Facebook ads, Facebook's chat app may have also been used to influence US voters
FB Messenger crashes for thousands of users
Downdetector.com reports that most of the outages come from the Philippines, Australia, and parts of Europe

PayMaya now lets you pay for bills, send money and buy load on Facebook Messenger
Just search for @PayMayaOfficial on the app to start a transaction

FULL TEXT: Facebook Messenger chat of alleged Aegis Juris fraternity members
An Aegis Juris fraternity member surfaces to confirm he is one of the 7 persons in the viral screenshots of a Facebook Messenger chat where the hazing of neophyte Horacio Castillo III was planned

Facebook Messenger chat may give clues to Castillo's hazing death
A Facebook group calling for justice for slain UST law student Horacio Castillo III posts screenshots of a Messenger chat of 7 alleged Aegis Juris members planning the hazing

Europe rights court backs employee fired over private messages
The case revolves around messages sent by Bogdan Mihai Barbulescu over the Yahoo messaging platform which the software engineer was required to use to liaise with clients He is sacked after being found to have also chatted with his fiancee and brother on the system

New malware spreading via FB Messenger – antivirus firms
Kaspersky Avira and CSIS say it spreads via a certain bit ly or t cn link sent by contacts
Facebook Messenger ads to expand worldwide
Businesses around the world can now use Facebook targeting to extend their reach to people in Messenger

More Messenger app users to get Instant Games
You can now play Words With Friends EverWing 8 Ball Pool and more games on your Messenger app

Rappler articles available on Facebook Messenger for free
Just on Free Facebook? No problem Rappler s top stories can now be read in full on your mobile device

Netizens mock Messenger for new Snapchat-like features
Facebook s messaging platform now has vanishing content and a new host of filters and effects

Facebook brings mobile games to Messenger
Classic games like Pac Man and Space Invaders make their debut on Facebook s messaging app

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1 billion people on Facebook Messenger
PRESS RELEASE: Messenger says it hopes to send a billion thank yous in the form of a new floating balloon feature that everyone can use to celebrate

A eulogy for the old Yahoo! Messenger
In memory of our old slightly forgotten soon to be retired friend Yahoo Messenger here are a few of its features that have endeared it to thousands if not millions of Filipinos like me

Legacy Yahoo Messenger client to be phased out August 5
The company will instead continue to focus its efforts on the new version of Messenger with a goal of delivering the best experience to our users

Facebook, Messenger and Instagram apps hit Windows 10
Free Facebook and Messenger programs for Windows 10 are hitting virtual shelves at the Windows desktop app store while an Instagram app that runs on mobile devices hits the Windows Phone Store

Zuckerberg tightens grip as Facebook profit soars
The social media giant s profit in the first quarter of 2016 triples to 1 5 billion

What Facebook has in store for us in the near future
Facebook unveils a number of products and upgrades on Day 1 of the F8 conference

Surprise, surprise: Facebook products you didn't know existed
The social media giant is much busier and more productive than you could expect

Facebook launches chat bot platform for Messenger
The chat bots would allow a user to interact with a brand or service For example users can take advantage of a CNN chat bot to get of an overview of the world s latest news

WhatsApp gets PDF document sharing
Just go to the chat interface of the person you want to share a document with then click the attachment button

Whatsapp to end support for older mobile operating systems
Whatsapp says the move is meant to let the company focus its efforts on mobile platforms the vast majority of people use

Facebook's Messenger on Android now supports account switching
Messenger users will be able to add more than one account to an Android device through a new Accounts section in the Settings then switch accounts as needed

Facebook’s Messenger to get ads via branded messages?
Brands will reportedly be able to message people who ve previously engaged with a brand via chatting on Messenger

Europe court: Employers can monitor workers' online chats
Talking about personal matters online while at work? European firms are allowed to check court says
