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EFF slams Meta for killing Instagram encrypted chats and blaming users

Paul Hill — Wed, 13 May 2026 08:46:01 +0000

Meta is under fire for ending Instagram's encrypted messaging. The EFF argues that privacy should be a default right, not a buried setting users are blamed for ignoring. Read more...

Meta now lets parents see what topics their teens are discussing with AI

Ivan Jenic — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 12:40:01 +0000

If you've ever wondered what your teen is talking about with Meta AI, this new tool now lets you find out. Read more...

Meta launches new scam protection tools for WhatsApp, Messenger, Facebook

Aditya Tiwari — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 12:02:01 +0000

Meta has launched new scam protection features for its social media apps, including WhatsApp, Facebook, and Messenger. Read more...

WhatsApp is getting new features for group chats

Taras Buria — Wed, 07 Jan 2026 17:32:01 +0000

The first feature update for WhatsApp in 2026 is here, and it brings a bunch of useful changes for group chats. Read more...

mIRC 7.83

Razvan Serea — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 09:00:02 +0000

mIRC is a full featured Internet Relay Chat client for Windows that can be used to communicate, share, play or work with others on IRC networks around the world, either in multi-user group conferences Read more...

mIRC 7.82

Razvan Serea — Sun, 26 Oct 2025 20:17:22 +0000

Meta will soon start using your chats with its AI to suggest ads and recommendations

Karthik Mudaliar — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 17:42:01 +0000

Meta will start using users' conversations with Meta AI to power its ads and content recommendation engine across all its platforms. Read more...

Meta is connecting with parents and using AI to make sure kids use teen accounts

Paul Hill — Mon, 21 Apr 2025 13:58:01 +0000

Meta is reaching out to parents and leveraging powerful artificial intelligence to ensure that underage users are moved to teen accounts for better protections. Read more...

mIRC 7.81

Razvan Serea — Wed, 09 Apr 2025 18:52:01 +0000

Meta rolls out Teen Accounts to Facebook and Messenger, adds more restrictions on Instagram

David Uzondu — Tue, 08 Apr 2025 18:06:01 +0000

Teen Accounts, introduced on Instagram last September, have been a hit for Meta. They're now expanding to Facebook and Messenger, alongside new restrictions on Instagram. Read more...

mIRC 7.79

Razvan Serea — Mon, 03 Feb 2025 13:12:01 +0000

Meta adds AI Backgrounds, HD Video Calls and more to Messenger Calling experience

Pradeep Viswanathan — Thu, 21 Nov 2024 08:30:01 +0000

Meta is releasing new features for Messenger, including AI backgrounds for video calls, HD video calls, noise suppression, and video messages. Read more...

mIRC 7.78

Razvan Serea — Thu, 07 Nov 2024 06:56:12 +0000

Meta AI chatbot is rolling out to six more countries

Steve Bennett — Wed, 09 Oct 2024 18:22:01 +0000

Mark Zuckerberg announced on WhatsApp that Meta AI will be rolling out to six more countries starting today. Read more...

Meta rolls out new Facebook features including Local and Explore tabs

Paul Hill — Fri, 04 Oct 2024 16:42:01 +0000

Meta is introducing several new features on Facebook, including Local and Explore tabs, aimed at enhancing user experience and content discovery. Read more...

WhatsApp and Messenger users in Europe to get third-party chat options

Paul Hill — Sat, 07 Sep 2024 07:52:01 +0000

Users in Europe will soon be able to connect with friends on third-party messaging apps, thanks to regulatory changes. Read more...

Meta AI's new Imagine Me feature creates images based on a photo of you and text prompts

Pradeep Viswanathan — Wed, 24 Jul 2024 04:12:02 +0000

Meta AI is now available in more countries and languages, and offers new features like "Imagine Me" for creating personalized images, as well as enhanced photo editing capabilities. Read more...

mIRC 7.77

Razvan Serea — Tue, 11 Jun 2024 18:50:01 +0000

Meta begins rolling out Communities feature on Messenger

Paul Hill — Fri, 07 Jun 2024 16:14:02 +0000

Meta is rolling out a new feature in Messenger called Communities. These groups can hold up to 5,000 users who can chat in group chats and see important updates in the home feed from admins. Read more...

Facebook Messenger adds HD Photos, Shared Albums, and more

Paul Hill — Wed, 10 Apr 2024 12:26:01 +0000

Messenger users can now use some new features including sending HD photos and sending files in many formats up to 100MB. Other features include adding contacts via QR code and shared albums. Read more...

Can't close Facebook chat windows in a desktop browser? Here is a simple workaround

Martin Hodás — Sun, 11 Feb 2024 11:36:02 +0000

Many Facebook users across the world have noticed a bug causing their Messenger chat windows to stay stuck open. Luckily, until Meta fixes the bug, the workaround is really simple. Read more...

Meta now lets EU users unlink their Facebook, Messenger and Instagram accounts

Omer Dursun — Mon, 22 Jan 2024 15:10:01 +0000

Meta's new changes give EU users more control over how they use data on Facebook and Instagram. A new option allows users to separate or keep Instagram and Facebook accounts connected. Read more...

mIRC 7.76

Razvan Serea — Mon, 08 Jan 2024 14:22:01 +0000

Meta begins rolling out E2E encryption on Messenger chats and calls

Paul Hill — Thu, 07 Dec 2023 08:06:01 +0000

Meta has announced an upcoming security update to Messenger and Facebook. It will switch on E2E encrypted messaging, the ability to edit messages, and much more. It'll arrive for all within months. Read more...

Broadcast Channels coming to Facebook and Messenger

Paul Hill — Thu, 19 Oct 2023 08:30:01 +0000

Meta is bringing Broadcast Channels to Facebook pages, this will allow admins to send out messages to subscribers via Messenger. Followers will only be able to react to messages and polls. Read more...

Facebook's AI Sticker tool creates weird ones, like Waluigi with a rifle

Omer Dursun — Wed, 04 Oct 2023 21:18:01 +0000

Meta's new AI Sticker feature on Messenger is facing backlash for enabling disturbing and offensive content. Some users receive inappropriate images, including child soldiers and nude politicians. Read more...

Microsoft will work with Meta to integrate Bing search in Meta AI's chat features

John Callaham — Wed, 27 Sep 2023 20:34:01 +0000

As part of Meta Connect today, Meta and Microsoft announced a collaboration where Bing search will be incorporated into the new chat experiences from Meta AI on Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger. Read more...

Meta could shut down Facebook/Instagram cross-app messaging this year

Aditya Tiwari — Thu, 31 Aug 2023 13:58:01 +0000

The cross-app messaging between Instagram and Facebook could become a thing of the past. A leaked screenshot suggests Meta is considering pulling the plug on the feature later this year, Read more...

mIRC 7.75

Razvan Serea — Sun, 27 Aug 2023 08:00:01 +0000

Facebook Messenger will stop supporting SMS messages from September 2023

Omer Dursun — Tue, 08 Aug 2023 09:54:02 +0000

Meta's Messenger app is ending SMS support for Android on September 28. This means that users will have to switch to other SMS apps like Google Messages, especially for RCS support. Read more...

mIRC 7.74

Razvan Serea — Wed, 02 Aug 2023 11:12:01 +0000

Real-time avatars for calls coming to Meta products

Paul Hill — Tue, 11 Jul 2023 19:22:01 +0000

Meta has announced a range of updates that it's making to avatars across its ecosystem. Notably, you can now use your avatar as a filter while you have video calls on Messenger and Instagram. Read more...

mIRC 7.73

Razvan Serea — Mon, 19 Jun 2023 16:24:01 +0000

Meta rolls out new ways to personalize your avatar to celebrate one year milestone

Ishtiaqe Hanif — Fri, 28 Apr 2023 01:38:01 +0000

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram introduces new customization options for Meta Avatars. This will allow users to represent themselves more accurately through their avatar. Read more...

Instagram's collaborative collections let you keep shared posts with friends in one place

Anushe Fawaz — Wed, 29 Mar 2023 18:54:02 +0000

Instagram has made a new change to its collections feature that came out in 2017. Now, the social media platform is letting users make "Collaborative Collections" with their friends. Read more...

Facebook records 2 billion daily active users and outlines Messenger plans

Paul Hill — Tue, 07 Mar 2023 16:56:01 +0000

Meta has revealed that Facebook saw 2 billion daily active users recently. It has also outlined some of its plans for messaging across its library of apps, including making it easier to share content. Read more...

Mark Zuckerberg: Meta will develop AI persona tools for Facebook, Instagram, and more

John Callaham — Tue, 28 Feb 2023 04:38:01 +0000

Meta head Mark Zuckerberg says the company is combining many of its AI teams into one larger team to develop and launch generative AI products for Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, WhatsApp, and more. Read more...

Meta is testing out new feature that makes Messenger 'BeReal'

Steve Bennett — Wed, 22 Feb 2023 20:44:01 +0000

BeReal might be next on Meta's target list, with its core concept being tested internally under the name 'Roll Call' within Messenger in another case of it trying to keep users away from rivals. Read more...

Instagram broadcast channels roll out, with Facebook and Messenger to add channels later

John Callaham — Thu, 16 Feb 2023 21:24:01 +0000

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg officially revealed Instagram broadcast channels on his Facebook account today, with a limited amount of creators at first, and more to be added in the coming months. Read more...

Meta is switching some of your conversations to use encryption and enabling more features

Paul Hill — Mon, 23 Jan 2023 18:56:01 +0000

Meta has said it will randomly convert some Messenger conversations into encrypted chats in the coming months, by random selection. It has also enabled some new features in encrypted chats. Read more...