Facebook now has a messaging app for kids - its first product aimed at young children. The move gives Facebook a way to court younger users, with their parents' permission.

In the early days of the internet, Facebook was a cool thing that many young people used to upload entire albums from a single night out. In recent times, it has evolved to become a great way to keep ...

Meta’s Messenger has a new logo set in Facebook blue. The instant messaging app dropped the multicolor gradient used in its previous logo for a solid blue that matches the shade used by Meta’s ...

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Facebook Messenger parental controls have long been available for Messenger Kids – the special version of the chat app designed for children below 13 years of age – but not for teens. This has now ...

Over the last year, Meta has added AIM status-like features to Instagram and WhatsApp and today announced it’s rolling out Notes (using the same name as Instagram’s feature) for Messenger globally.

Is Facebook Messenger not working for you? We understand how important this service is. It is the third most popular messaging app, after all. Many of you rely on it, so it can be a pain when it ...

Jay Peters is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. When you open the app, you’ll apparently see a prompt that pushes you ...