Messenger and Facebook are reuniting after nearly 10 years.
As my colleague Alex pointed out last year, Facebook’s making the change to better compete with TikTok, which has the built-in messaging options that Facebook got rid of nearly a decade ago now. Meta doesn’t say how many people will start seeing the built-in inbox, though. I’m personally glad to hear that Meta’s putting Messenger back into Facebook, and I’ll be even happier when it brings it back to the mobile browser version of the platform.
It’s unclear how many of those “daily” Facebook users are those who inadvertently got roped into posting to the platform, however. Areveals that many teens and young adults on Instagram didn’t realize they ticked off a box that gives Instagram permission to share their posts to Facebook when signing up to the platform. “It feels so sneaky,” one 28-year-old Instagram user tells the
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Tezro Merges Benefits of Crypto Exchange and Secure Messenger, Here's HowNew-gen cryptocurrency application Tezro streamlines trading experience for newbies and develops privacy-focused messenger
Read more »
Whistleblower Claims Facebook Can Secretly Drain Your Phone's Battery on PurposePeople have suspected for years that Facebook Messenger was draining their batteries — and a new lawsuit just might prove it.
Read more »
Here's Why US Senators Don't Want Teens to Access Facebook's MetaverseThe senators cited Meta's record of flawed social media platforms for children that have failed to protect them from inappropriate content.
Read more »
Will Posting This Notice Stop Facebook or Instagram from Making Your Posts Public?We've seen variations of these types of warnings for decades. Worried about your data? If you don't agree with Facebook’s stated policies, you have several options. ⬇️
Read more »
YouTube, Facebook and Instagram Gave Platforms to Indian Cow-Protection VigilanteHuman-rights organizations warned YouTube and Meta that the exploits of an Indian cow-protection influencer posed a threat to human life. Now police are investigating the man behind the accounts in the deaths of two alleged cow smugglers.
Read more »