In a bit of sad internet news, Meta has decided to axe the Facebook Messenger app for Windows and Mac computers on December 15 (2025). Ending the ability to make use of a separate window for all of ...

In 2019, for the first time, a majority of the world's 7.7 billion people used the internet. That's an amazing milestone -- but a sobering one, as well. It means over 3 billion people still lack ...

A pioneering Internet messaging service that once boasted 100 million accounts has shut down, a message on the Russian-owned ICQ website said Wednesday. ICQ – styled to sound like "I seek you" – was ...

Facebook is commemorating this year’s Safer Internet Day by reminding everyone about the privacy features baked into Messenger. In a blog post, the company adds that it’s beefing up the options around ...

The week before David Marcus will take the stage at Facebook’s annual F8 developers’ conference to announce new tools to help businesses interact with you and me on Messenger, he tries to explain his ...

Kik Messenger may have the edge as bots power the internet Kik Messenger is a huge hit with teens—and a sudden threat to Facebook in the race to create the world's mobile operating system. The company ...

Meta (formerly Facebook) knows it has to attract younger users Meta (formerly Facebook) knows it has to attract younger users Facebook parent company Meta has launched new activities on its Messenger ...

Just a few years ago, messaging services that sought to replace SMS were few and far between. Among them, WhatsApp (free, 99-cent annual subscription) quickly gained a reputation, particularly abroad, ...

Claim: AOL, MSN, Yahoo!, or MSN is about to start charging for its instant messaging service unless an Internet petition opposing the fee increase attracts a specified number of signatures by a named ...