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Make It Stop: Facebook Intros $12/Month Account Verification

Tim February 20, 2023 27

Fancy yourself a creator or influencer and afraid someone may try to impersonate you? Have I got the next great subscription service for your life: Meta Verified, a $12/month service that will verify your accounts across the Meta-owned platforms and ensure...

Instagram Now Has Broadcast Channels, Exclusive to Creators

Tim February 16, 2023 3

Telegram has a feature called channels that allows users to create rooms and share one-way information with a group of people. It's not a chat room, as only the creator of the room can post things. Everyone else can only view content and react to it. This week...

WhatsApp Adds End-to-End Encryption for Backups

Kellen October 14, 2021 3

WhatsApp has had end-to-end encryption for all of the messages you send for a solid 5 years now, as long as those messages are only stored on your device. For those who want backups of those chats to store on Google Drive or iCloud, that same encryption hasn't...

WhatsApp Gets End-to-End Encrypted Chat Backups

Tim September 10, 2021 3

WhatsApp, the communications app used across the globe, is implementing end-to-end encrypted chat backups for users, meaning more security for your conversations, as well as a place to store and retrieve conversations in a secure fashion. Facebook's...

Facebook Can’t Be Serious With “Soundmojis”

Kellen July 15, 2021 9

Facebook Messenger is getting a new feature. I'm struggling with how to explain it beyond that because this feature sounds like an April Fools' joke or one that only the evilest of minds would force upon the world. This is Facebook, soooooo... Are you ready...

Spotify Launches New Miniplayer for Facebook App

Tim April 26, 2021 2

Spotify is bringing tunes directly to Facebook, launching a miniplayer that lives directly inside of the Facebook app. This means you won't need to switch back and forth between apps to crank those tunes or discover new podcasts. As explained, "Spotify Premium...

Facebook’s ‘Future of Messaging’ is Pretty Chat Themes

Tim October 13, 2020 14

Changes are coming to Facebook's Messenger app, the service that was recently integrated into Instagram's direct messaging. On the outside, the change really isn't much more than a new in-app aesthetic and colorful app icon, but in all honestly, the app feels...

Instagram DMs Now Powered by Facebook Messenger

Tim September 30, 2020 3

Back in August, Facebook began testing the integration of its Messenger chat service into Instagram. Those tests appear to have gone well, with the company making the move official for all users. Do note, users can opt into this experience immediately or...