• Facebook to limit forwarding in Messenger ahead of election

    Facebook to limit forwarding in Messenger ahead of election

    Facebook is implementing a worldwide limit on forwarding within its Messenger app ahead of the US presidential election. The popular chat platform will follow in sister company WhatsApp’s footsteps by limiting users to only five forwards at a time, Facebook said in a blog post, which it hopes will keep people from spreading potential misinformation …
  • Facebook’s plan to merge Instagram, Messenger chats underway

    Facebook’s plan to merge Instagram, Messenger chats underway

    Facebook is quietly moving forward with a controversial plan to merge the messaging features of its Messenger and Instagram platforms. US Instagram users over the weekend were met with an onscreen prompt advertising a “new way to message on Instagram,” urging them to merge the photo-sharing app’s messaging platform with Facebook Messenger. The tie-up of …
  • Zoom’s success story probably won’t include a Facebook takeover

    Zoom’s success story probably won’t include a Facebook takeover

    Zoom is the social-networking sensation of the year — and it’s also probably safe from getting taken over by Facebook anytime soon. The video-conferencing app has quickly become ubiquitous during the coronavirus lockdown, with its user base surging by 20-fold to more than 200 million since the pandemic began. On top of business meetings and …