Meta executives proceeded with a plan to encrypt the messaging services connected to its Facebook and Instagram apps despite ...

The move comes a few months after Meta shut down Messenger’s stand-alone desktop apps for Windows and Mac.

Court filings show Meta executives warned in 2019 that encrypting Messenger could reduce child exploitation reporting to authorities.

Facebook is planning to retire its Messenger.com web app in April after pulling the plug on its desktop apps a couple of ...

The Messenger mobile app for iOS and Android will remain fully operational and unaffected, allowing users to continue conversations as usual on smartphones and tablets.

New court documents have revealed that Meta executives warned that Facebook Messenger’s end-to-end encryption would weaken ...

Meta is shutting down the standalone Messenger website, according to a company help page. The website will disappear in April, though web users will still be able to send and receive messages within ...

Messenger web users will be redirected to Facebook's chat interface after the shutdown. Meta previously retired the desktop apps for Mac and Windows.

Meta has announced that it is shutting down Messenger web on April 2026. Here's what's going to happen and why we had two ...