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Meta Launches New Parental Controls on Messenger and Instagram
Meta announced today that it’s rolling out new parental controls across Messenger and Instagram. The latest additions include supervision tools […]
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Facebook Launches New Messenger Desktop App
Facebook is today launching a new app for Facebook Messenger. The company has been working on the new desktop app […]
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Facebook Launches Rebuilt Messenger App to Be Smaller and Faster
Facebook’s Messenger app went from being a really simple way to communicate with your family and friends to a slow, […]
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Facebook Messenger Gets a Dark Mode
Facebook is introducing a native dark mode for the Messenger app on Android and iOS. The company previously teased the […]
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Facebook Isn’t Destroying Instagram and WhatsApp Just Yet
Last week, we heard rumors of Faceobok planning to combine its messaging services on Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger into a […]
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Facebook Launches Portal Smart Display
Just a day before Google is expected to launch its own smart display, Facebook is launching a smart display. The […]
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Facebook Takes Another Page Out of Snap’s Book
Facebook is copying Snapchat yet again. The company today launched AR games on Facebook Messenger, where users can play AR […]
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Here’s Everything Facebook Announced at Its Developer Conference
Facebook announced a ton of new products today at its F8 developer conference. The company announced major updates across all […]