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Meta AI Assistant Expands To WhatsApp, Messenger, And Instagram With Celebrity-Inspired AI Characters

Meta's AI assistant brings real-time online results and visual generation, partnering with Microsoft's Bing.

Meta is bringing celeb chatbots and generative AI to Instagram, WhatsApp, and Facebook

A new digital assistant, art-effect filters, and a raft of chatbots are coming to the company’s family of apps

Evening Standard

Trump's "me too" strategy in Georgia

Trump's "me too" strategy in Georgia

Legal experts told The Messenger the extent to which Trump's legal team is adopting co-defendants' argument

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Meta encryption plan will let child abusers ‘hide in the dark’, says UK campaign

In in Home Office initiative, survivors urge Mark Zuckerberg to rethink changes to Messenger and Instagram

The Guardian - UK

WhatsApp may integrate with other messenger apps in Europe

People are expected to be able to message between apps such as WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal or Snapchat without needing multiple accounts next year

Evening Standard

Meta's Messenger Lite is finally ready to die

Messenger Lite is going away soon, and you'll see a message when you open it that tells you to use the main app instead.

Android Central

Messenger will finally get end-to-end encryption by the end of the year

Meta says that policy and programming obstacles have delayed the rollout of secure messaging on the app

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Facebook Messenger is breaking up with SMS

Facebook Messenger is breaking up with SMS

Facebook Messenger will no longer support SMS integration by the end of September. The app will redirect users to use their default messaging app.

Android Central

Facebook Messenger is losing a useful messaging feature soon

Facebook Messenger is losing a useful messaging feature soon

Facebook Messenger is losing SMS message support on September 28, 2023.

MSN Messenger needs to return in Windows 12 to take on WhatsApp and iMessage

MSN Messenger needs to return in Windows 12 to take on WhatsApp and iMessage

With many using WhatsApp, Telegram, and more, it’s high time for one of the best messaging apps to return for Windows 12.

Meta is making it easier to manage your kids' Instagram and Messenger addictions

Meta is making it easier to manage your kids' Instagram and Messenger addictions

Messenger's Parental Supervision hub helps parents keep a close eye on things while Instagram tests message invites.

Vital new parental controls are rolling out on Facebook, Instagram, and Messenger

Vital new parental controls are rolling out on Facebook, Instagram, and Messenger

Meta is rolling out some new parental controls for its holy trinity of apps.

Millions of Apple users warned of a major messaging downgrade

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

Apple Watch is set to lose a major messaging app

Apple Watch is set to lose a major messaging app

Meta has confirmed that its dedicated Facebook Messenger app for Apple Watch will be discontinued at the end of the month.

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Meta unit touts hybrid shopping experience

Facebook Thailand advises brands to leverage new technologies in augmented reality (AR) and video to provide consumers with a hybrid shopping experience, according to Prae Dumrongmongcolgul, country director at Facebook Thailand.

The Independent UK

FTC: Facebook misled parents, failed to guard kids' privacy

U.S. regulators say Facebook misled parents and failed to protect the privacy of children using its Messenger Kids app

Wix and Meta are giving your business a centralized hub for customer interactions

New integration offers central hub for businesses to manage all their social customer interactions with their website.

Evening Standard

Predator who used Facebook Messenger to try and lure 14-year-old girl to London for sex jailed

A paedophile was caught in a sting texting a Facebook profile he believed belonged to a teenage girl.

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How to get the Christmas chat theme on Facebook messenger and Instagram

The theme adds a cute Christmas jumper pattern to the background of your chats

Evening Standard

Instagram testing removal of messaging button for teens as part of privacy push

More restrictive privacy settings will also be added by default for teen users.

Technology: Facebook's Bitmoji-Style Avatars Now Coming To WhatsApp

Social media giant Facebook's Bitmoji-style avatars, which earlier invaded Instagram and Messenger, are now also coming to Whatsapp. Read more on Dynamite News:

Meta commences Community Chats testing for Facebook Groups in Messenger

Mark Zuckerberg has announced that Meta is starting to test Community Chats for Facebook Groups inside the Messenger app. Read more on Dynamite News:

Messenger's default end-to-end encryption can't come fast enough

Meta will test defaulting Messenger to encrypt chats automatically just days after it was revealed that the company handed over data to police in Nebraska.

You can now respond to WhatsApp messages with your favourite emoji

In comparison to Messenger, which is also owned by Meta, WhatsApp took a very long time to implement emoji reactions, and it finally released this capability recently, much to the delight of users worldwide. Read more on Dynamite News:

Facebook Sister App Messenger Refines Calling Feature

Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) has brought in a user-friendly feature to its Messenger app for iOS and Android users.

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