To win chat, Facebook Messenger must be as accessible as SMS, yet more entertaining than Snapchat. Today, Messenger pushes on both fronts with a series of announcements at Facebook’s F8 conference.

Social distancing doesn’t mean social isolation. It’s important to keep in touch with friends and family, and Messenger from Facebook is here to help. Yes, you need a Facebook account, but it’s ...

Facebook's Messenger Kids app has so far been strict about adding friends. Early on, it even required that children count their parents as friends. The social network is ready to loosen things up, ...

Facebook is making it easier for kids to add their friends on its under-13 chat app, Messenger Kids. Starting today, the company is rolling out a new feature that will allow kids to request parents’ ...

Facebook is updating its Messenger Kids apps with a new feature that enables kids to add their own friends...with permission, that is. The app is a variation of Facebook Messenger designed for ...

All of a sudden, mobile payments are all the rage. Stores and banks are lining up to join Apple Pay, investors are promoting Square, and now it looks like Facebook is planning to add mobile payments ...

Facebook has announced Watch Together, a new feature that can be used over Messenger video calls and Messenger Rooms to tune into Facebook Watch with friends and family. According to Facebook, there ...

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland is a coward. You can see it in his soft, watery eyes. He simply does the bidding of his addled master, targeting the little guy — the most at-risk among us.

Queenie Wong was a senior writer for CNET News, focusing on social media companies including Facebook's parent company Meta, Twitter and TikTok. Before joining CNET, she worked for The Mercury News in ...

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is a reporter with five years of experience covering consumer tech releases, EU tech policy, online platforms, and mechanical keyboards. Facebook is launching its Messenger Kids app in over 70 new ...