The Latest Breaking News from Facebook Messenger

What is encryption? Minister warns Facebook and Instagram against introducing security feature

Tom Tugendhat says platforms will no longer be able to spot child grooming if they introduce encryption

Evening Standard · May 24, 2023

Millions of Apple users warned of a major messaging downgrade

Bad news for Facebook Messenger users: Meta's killing it off in a matter of weeks

T3 · May 12, 2023

How to deactivate Facebook

Facebook can be addictive and tough to break away from, here's how to deactivate Facebook and take a well-earned break from social media.

Tom’s Guide · Apr 8, 2023

Text messaging at 30: down, but not out

The SMS text message may be going out of fashion, but it helped make the “phone” part of “mobile phone” redundant for a huge group of people.

Evening Standard · Dec 6, 2022

Facebook message persuaded me to hand fraudsters my personal details

I pulled out before giving any bank or card numbers, but how can I protect myself now?

The Guardian - UK · Dec 6, 2022

Drug lord Curtis Warren dubbed UK's Pablo Escobar 'out of jail and wants to see mum'

Curtis “Cocky” Warren has reportedly been released from Whitemoor maximum security prison in Cambridgeshire after spending most of the past 25 years behind bars and has tough restrictions

Daily Mirror · Nov 23, 2022

British headteacher groomed at least 131 children around world using social media

Nicholas Clayton contacted children as young as 10 over Facebook Messenger

The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2022

British headteacher groomed at least 131 children worldwide using social media

Nicholas Clayton, 38, used Facebook Messenger to contact children as young as 10, asking for photos and attempting to sexually abuse them.

The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2022

Faces of the men who used 'revenge porn' to target their partners

These men stooped so low as to target their former partners by sharing private images and videos of them

Liverpool Echo · Sep 17, 2022

UK could force messaging apps to adopt new technology to tackle abuse images

Home secretary says new powers to require tech firms to remove encrypted abuse material would bring privacy and security

The Guardian - UK · Jul 5, 2022