Messenger Kids tracks you less than the regular app, but only slightly There may be not be ads within the Messenger Kids app, but Facebook still collects data on how your children use the service, who ...

App and security researcher Jane Manchun Wong has discovered news that might make a lot of Facebook app users very happy: It appears Facebook is conducting limited tests to return Facebook Messenger ...

Facebook is launching a new chat app for kids, the company announced Monday. The app, called Messenger Kids, allows children to send messages and photos and video chat with specific contacts that have ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS/AP) -- With over 2 billion users, Facebook is already the world's largest social network, but now the company is rolling out a new app to get users into its ecosystem at an earlier ...

We learned over the weekend that Facebook was ready to roll out its rebuilt Messenger app for iOS with a new design focused on simplicity. Now Facebook has officially launched the new iOS Messenger ...

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 ...

Of all the mistakes and confusing moves that Facebook has made over the years, one that still resonates to this day is the decision to spin Messenger off into its own app from the main Facebook app.

They say the app could harm kids' health, encourages more screen time. — -- Several parents and advocates are pleading with Facebook to reconsider its Messenger Kids app, which began a preview ...

Facebook Messenger finally has its own desktop app, making it easier to message and video chat with friends and family from your computer. Facebook’s Messenger desktop app joins the increasingly ...

About 93% of six to 12-year-olds in the U.S. have access to tablets or smartphones, and more than half have their own device, typically one without a phone number, according to research firm Dubit. In ...

Most of us use multiple messaging apps these days to stay connected with different groups of people. These include Slack for business or work, Facebook for innumerable friends and batchmates, and, of ...

is a reporter with five years of experience covering consumer tech releases, EU tech policy, online platforms, and mechanical keyboards. Facebook might be putting Messenger’s chats back into its main ...