Facebook Messenger (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Facebook Messenger" in English language version.

Last modified: 22:09:45, 16 August 2026 (UTC)

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9to5mac.com (Global: 3,977^th place; English: 2,728^th place)

"Facebook kicks off long-awaited Messenger for Mac rollout". 9to5Mac. March 4, 2020. Archived from the original on March 10, 2020. Retrieved March 10, 2020.

adweek.com (Global: 1,542^nd place; English: 764^th place)

Swant, Marty (June 16, 2016). "Facebook Messenger Is Adding a Home Button to Help Users Keep Track of Conversations". Adweek. Beringer Capital. Archived from the original on March 8, 2017. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
Cohen, David (January 25, 2017). "Facebook Testing Ads on Messenger Home Screen in Australia, Thailand". Adweek. Beringer Capital. Archived from the original on July 19, 2017. Retrieved July 20, 2017.

androidcentral.com (Global: 7,020^th place; English: 5,244^th place)

"You can no longer sign up for Facebook Messenger with just a phone number". December 27, 2019. Archived from the original on September 18, 2020. Retrieved January 4, 2020.

androidheadlines.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

Diaz, Justin (July 8, 2016). "Facebook's Messenger Now Lets You Request UberPOOL Rides". Android Headlines. Archived from the original on October 20, 2020. Retrieved March 24, 2017.

androidpit.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

Favre, Loie (November 12, 2015). "How to log out of Facebook Messenger". Android Pit. Archived from the original on April 6, 2017. Retrieved April 6, 2017.

androidpolice.com (Global: 4,455^th place; English: 3,418^th place)

Ruddock, David (October 29, 2013). "Facebook Messenger Getting Major Overhaul: SMS Dead, No Longer Need To Be Friends To Send Messages". Android Police. Archived from the original on March 25, 2017. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
Ravenscraft, Eric (April 12, 2013). "Chat Heads Come To Facebook Messenger Without Facebook Home, Regular App Updated To Prepare For Home Arrival". Android Police. Archived from the original on June 4, 2017. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
El Khoury, Rita (February 11, 2016). "Facebook Messenger Might Soon Get SMS Integration, Multiple Accounts, And A Blue Action Bar". Android Police. Archived from the original on March 25, 2017. Retrieved March 25, 2017.

apkmirror.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Facebook Messenger – Text and Video Chat for Free APKs". APKMirror. Archived from the original on June 21, 2023. Retrieved November 18, 2022.

apple.com (Global: 70^th place; English: 55^th place)

apps.apple.com

"Facebook Messenger". App Store. Archived from the original on October 7, 2023. Retrieved November 18, 2022.

bbc.com (Global: 26^th place; English: 23^rd place)

"Facebook group calls soar 1,000% in Italy lockdown". BBC News. March 25, 2020. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved March 25, 2020.

bgr.in (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Facebook Messenger Rooms launched, supports 50 people video calls". BGR India. April 25, 2020. Archived from the original on August 6, 2020. Retrieved August 4, 2020.

businessinsider.com (Global: 201^st place; English: 139^th place)

nordic.businessinsider.com

Heath, Alex (September 30, 2016). "Facebook is testing its own version of Snapchat in the Messenger app". Business Insider. Axel Springer SE. Archived from the original on April 8, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
Heath, Alex (March 9, 2017). "Facebook's clone of Snapchat is in Messenger now, too". Business Insider. Axel Springer SE. Archived from the original on March 25, 2017. Retrieved March 25, 2017.

cnbc.com (Global: 303^rd place; English: 191^st place)

Rodriguez, Salvador (July 23, 2020). "Facebook aims for Zoom by letting users live broadcast large video meetings". CNBC. Archived from the original on July 27, 2020. Retrieved July 30, 2020.

cnet.com (Global: 447^th place; English: 345^th place)

McCarthy, Caroline (March 14, 2008). "Report: Facebook IM service will debut soon". CNET. Archived from the original on November 7, 2020. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
Farber, Dan (April 6, 2008). "Facebook Chat begins to roll out". CNET. Archived from the original on November 7, 2020. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
Trenholm, Richard (October 21, 2011). "Facebook Messenger now on BlackBerry in new blow to BBM". CNET. Archived from the original on March 25, 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
Sorrentino, Mike (March 27, 2017). "Facebook Messenger's Live Location helps you track friends". CNET. Archived from the original on November 14, 2020. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
Goldman, Joshua (March 23, 2017). "Facebook Messenger gets Reactions and Mentions". CNET. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved March 25, 2017.

cnn.com (Global: 36^th place; English: 26^th place)

money.cnn.com

King, Hope (April 27, 2015). "Facebook Messenger now lets you make video calls". CNN. Archived from the original on June 11, 2020. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
King, Hope (March 25, 2015). "7 big changes coming to Facebook". CNN. Archived from the original on March 1, 2020. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
Kelly, Heather (August 26, 2015). "Facebook made its own Siri: Meet M". CNN. Archived from the original on August 10, 2020. Retrieved April 7, 2017.

cyberscoop.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"ACLU, EFF still trying to get documents unsealed in Facebook encryption case". CyberScoop. April 28, 2020. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2021.

datareportal.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Digital 2024 April Global Statshot Report". datareportal.com. April 24, 2024. Retrieved April 24, 2024.

eff.org (Global: 4,491^st place; English: 3,102^nd place)

"Secure Messaging Scorecard". Electronic Frontier Foundation. April 5, 2016. Archived from the original on July 28, 2016. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
"American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California, Electronic Frontier Foundation, and Riana Pfefferkorn, Movants–Appellants, v. United States Department of Justice, et al., Respondents–Appellees" (PDF). June 12, 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 13, 2019. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
"Details of Justice Department Efforts To Break Encryption of Facebook Messenger Must Be Made Public, EFF Tells Court - Ruling Blocking DOJ Should Be Unsealed To Keep Public Informed About Anti-Encryption Tactics". Electronic Frontier Foundation. June 12, 2019. Archived from the original on June 24, 2019. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (July 22, 2020). "Memorandum, Case No. 19-15472" (PDF). Retrieved April 17, 2025.

engadget.com (Global: 613^th place; English: 442^nd place)

Fingas, Jon (March 4, 2014). "Facebook Messenger arrives for Windows Phone sans voice features". Engadget. AOL. Archived from the original on March 29, 2019. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
Regan, Tom (May 18, 2017). "Facebook makes Messenger easier to use for social butterflies". Engadget. AOL. Archived from the original on May 18, 2017. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
Lee, Nicole (April 11, 2017). "Facebook brings group payments to Messenger". Engadget. AOL. Archived from the original on April 12, 2017. Retrieved April 11, 2017.
Fingas, Jon (March 7, 2016). "Lyft wants you to hail rides through Facebook Messenger". Engadget. AOL. Archived from the original on March 25, 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
Lee, Nicole (April 6, 2017). "Facebook's AI assistant is ready to hang out in Messenger". Engadget. AOL. Archived from the original on April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.

facebook.com (Global: 78^th place; English: 91^st place)

facebook.com

"Facebook Interface Languages". Facebook (Select your language). Archived from the original on January 26, 2021. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
"Messenger.com is no longer available for messaging | Messenger Help Center". www.facebook.com. Archived from the original on February 17, 2026. Retrieved February 17, 2026.
"SMS is no longer available on Messenger". Messenger Help Center. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
"Can I log out of Messenger?". Facebook Help Center. Archived from the original on August 15, 2020. Retrieved April 6, 2017 – via Facebook.

blog.facebook.com

"Facebook Chat Now Available Everywhere | Facebook". blog.facebook.com. Archived from the original on February 16, 2010. Retrieved July 13, 2025.

developers.facebook.com

"Chat API". Facebook Developers. Archived from the original on March 22, 2015. Retrieved July 13, 2025.

fb.com (Global: low place; English: 9,605^th place)

about.fb.com

"Introducing Rooms". About Facebook. October 23, 2014. Archived from the original on August 5, 2020. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
"Introducing Messenger Rooms and More Ways to Connect When You're Apart". About Facebook. April 24, 2020. Archived from the original on April 24, 2020. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
"Privacy Matters: Messenger Rooms". About Facebook. April 24, 2020. Archived from the original on December 1, 2020. Retrieved December 1, 2020.

messengernews.fb.com

"The Future of Messaging is Now". Messenger News. October 13, 2020. Archived from the original on October 13, 2020. Retrieved October 13, 2020.

newsroom.fb.com

Rosenberg, Seth (December 16, 2015). "Introducing Transportation on Messenger". Facebook Newsroom. Archived from the original on May 5, 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2017 – via Facebook.

forbes.com (Global: 71^st place; English: 54^th place)

O'Flaherty, Kate. "Facebook Users Beware: Here's Why Messenger Rooms Is Not Actually That Private". Forbes. Archived from the original on November 27, 2020. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
Geron, Tomio (December 4, 2012). "Facebook Messenger Takes On SMS, With No Account Needed". Forbes. Archived from the original on October 26, 2020. Retrieved March 25, 2017.

fortune.com (Global: 647^th place; English: 421^st place)

Kokalitcheva, Kia (April 20, 2016). "Facebook Adds Free Group Voice Calls to Its Messenger App". Fortune. Archived from the original on June 18, 2017. Retrieved June 2, 2017.

gamespot.com (Global: 115^th place; English: 92^nd place)

Imms, Jason (November 30, 2016). "Facebook Adds Instant Games to Messenger". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on November 8, 2020. Retrieved March 25, 2017.

howtogeek.com (Global: 8,729^th place; English: 6,329^th place)

Kaufman, Lori (October 7, 2014). "How to Log Out of Facebook Messenger on Your Android Device". How-To Geek. Archived from the original on July 31, 2020. Retrieved April 6, 2017.

huffingtonpost.com (Global: 212^th place; English: 141^st place)

Stenovec, Timothy (August 13, 2014). "The Real Reason Facebook Is Forcing You To Download Messenger". HuffPost. AOL. Archived from the original on October 19, 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2017.

indianexpress.com (Global: 108^th place; English: 58^th place)

Saha, Sneha (May 18, 2020). "Facebook Messenger Rooms is a mix of Houseparty and Zoom; makes video calls fun". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on July 30, 2020. Retrieved August 11, 2020.

mashable.com (Global: 1,051^st place; English: 654^th place)

mashable.com

Parr, Ben (August 9, 2011). "Facebook Launches Dedicated Messaging App for iPhone & Android [PICS]". Mashable. Archived from the original on March 25, 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
Murphy, Samantha (March 25, 2015). "Everything you need to know about the changes coming to Facebook". Mashable. Archived from the original on May 5, 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
Morse, Jack (April 29, 2020). "Why you shouldn't use Facebook's Messenger Rooms: A non-exhaustive list". Mashable. Archived from the original on November 27, 2020. Retrieved December 1, 2020.

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mercurynews.com (Global: 989^th place; English: 514^th place)

"These apps were the most-downloaded of the decade". The Mercury News. December 17, 2019. Retrieved December 18, 2019.

messenger.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Messenger.com". www.messenger.com. Retrieved July 17, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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ndtv.com (Global: 277^th place; English: 149^th place)

gadgets.ndtv.com

"Facebook Allows Users to Broadcast Live Large Video Calls". NDTV Gadgets 360. July 24, 2020. Archived from the original on August 11, 2020. Retrieved August 11, 2020.

pcmag.com (Global: 1,442^nd place; English: 915^th place)

uk.pcmag.com

Mlot, Stephanie (November 5, 2014). "Only 6 Messaging Apps Are Truly Secure". PC Magazine. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on March 26, 2017. Retrieved March 25, 2017.

pcworld.com (Global: 1,889^th place; English: 1,323^rd place)

McGarry, Caitlin (February 27, 2014). "Facebook kills Messenger for Windows". PC World. International Data Group. Archived from the original on March 29, 2019. Retrieved March 25, 2017.

pocket-lint.com (Global: low place; English: 8,617^th place)

Betters, Elyse (March 5, 2014). "Facebook Messenger lands for Windows Phone - without voice messaging and chat heads". Pocket-lint. Archived from the original on March 25, 2017. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
Tillman, Maggie (July 24, 2020). "Messenger Rooms: Facebook's Zoom-like feature explained". Pocket-lint. Archived from the original on September 17, 2020. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

qz.com (Global: 1,740^th place; English: 1,127^th place)

Truong, Alice (March 17, 2015). "You'll soon be able to send money through Facebook Messenger". Quartz. Atlantic Media. Archived from the original on November 30, 2020. Retrieved March 24, 2017.

recode.net (Global: 8,418^th place; English: 5,195^th place)

Wagner, Kurt (April 8, 2015). "Facebook Launches Messenger for Web Browsers". Recode. Archived from the original on March 25, 2017. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
Wagner, Kurt (January 25, 2017). "Facebook is testing News Feed-style ads inside Messenger". Recode. Archived from the original on June 30, 2017. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
Wagner, Kurt (July 20, 2016). "Facebook Messenger now has one billion active users". Recode. Archived from the original on March 25, 2017. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
Wagner, Kurt; Molla, Rani (April 12, 2017). "Facebook Messenger has 1.2 billion users and is now twice the size of Instagram". Recode. Archived from the original on April 23, 2019. Retrieved April 13, 2017.

reuters.com (Global: 38^th place; English: 30^th place)

Oreskovic, Alexei (March 25, 2015). "Facebook brings apps, businesses to Messenger service". Reuters. Archived from the original on July 31, 2020. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
Levine, Dan; Menn, Joseph (August 17, 2018). "U.S. government seeks Facebook help to wiretap Messenger". Reuters. Archived from the original on October 1, 2018. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
"U.S. judge keeps documents secret in Facebook encryption case". Reuters. February 12, 2019. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2021.

sammobile.com (Global: 6,591^st place; English: 4,132^nd place)

F., Adnan (July 13, 2015). "Official Facebook Messenger and Instagram apps arrive for Samsung Z1". SamMobile. Archived from the original on October 19, 2020. Retrieved March 24, 2017.

techcrunch.com (Global: 317^th place; English: 224^th place)

Arrington, Michael (March 14, 2008). "Facebook To Launch Instant Messaging Service". TechCrunch. AOL. Archived from the original on October 26, 2020. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
Hendrickson, Mark (April 6, 2008). "Facebook Chat Launches, For Some". TechCrunch. AOL. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
Siegler, MG (November 15, 2010). "Facebook's Modern Messaging System: Seamless, History, And A Social Inbox". TechCrunch. AOL. Archived from the original on October 19, 2020. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
Siegler, MG (March 1, 2011). "Facebook Acquires Group Messaging Service Beluga In A Talent AND Technology Deal". TechCrunch. AOL. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
Kincaid, Jason (August 9, 2011). "Facebook Launches Standalone iPhone/Android Messenger App (And It's Beluga)". TechCrunch. AOL. Archived from the original on October 5, 2020. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
Constine, Josh (April 9, 2014). "Facebook Is Forcing All Users To Download Messenger By Ripping Chat Out Of Its Main Apps". TechCrunch. AOL. Archived from the original on November 30, 2020. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
Constine, Josh (July 3, 2014). "Facebook Messenger Finally Gets An iPad Version". TechCrunch. AOL. Archived from the original on October 21, 2020. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
Constine, Josh (April 27, 2017). "Facebook sidesteps Snapchat by launching Messenger Lite in 132 more countries". TechCrunch. AOL. Archived from the original on April 27, 2017. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
Perez, Sarah (May 18, 2017). "Facebook Messenger debuts a new look focused on improving navigation". TechCrunch. AOL. Archived from the original on August 17, 2020. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
Constine, Josh (November 21, 2011). "Facebook Testing Messenger for Windows Ticker+Chat Desktop Client". TechCrunch. AOL. Archived from the original on October 21, 2020. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
Constine, Josh (December 29, 2011). "Update: Facebook Officially Releases "Messenger For Windows" Desktop Client Following Leak". TechCrunch. AOL. Archived from the original on October 26, 2020. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
"Facebook Messenger releases cross-app group chats, further integrating with Instagram". TechCrunch. September 30, 2021. Archived from the original on October 1, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
"Meta to shut down Messenger desktop apps for Mac and Windows". October 16, 2025.
Perez, Sarah (December 15, 2025). "Facebook Messenger's desktop app is no more". TechCrunch. Retrieved December 15, 2025.
Constine, Josh (December 4, 2012). "No Facebook Account Required: Facebook Messenger For Android Lets You Sign Up With Just A Phone Number". TechCrunch. AOL. Archived from the original on November 11, 2020. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
Constine, Josh (October 29, 2013). "To Assimilate SMS, Facebook's Android Messenger Tries Letting You Reach Non-Friends By Phone Number". TechCrunch. AOL. Archived from the original on August 4, 2020. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
Constine, Josh (March 17, 2015). "Facebook Introduces Free Friend-To-Friend Payments Through Messages". TechCrunch. AOL. Archived from the original on August 15, 2020. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
Perez, Sarah (April 11, 2017). "Facebook Messenger now supports group payments". TechCrunch. AOL. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved April 11, 2017.
Constine, Josh (April 27, 2015). "Facebook Messenger Launches Free VOIP Video Calls Over Cellular And Wi-Fi". TechCrunch. AOL. Archived from the original on September 19, 2020. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
Constine, Josh (April 20, 2016). "Facebook Messenger launches Group Calling to become your phone". TechCrunch. AOL. Archived from the original on November 7, 2020. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
Matney, Lucas (June 26, 2017). "Facebook brings new masks, filters and reactions to Messenger video chat". TechCrunch. AOL. Archived from the original on August 10, 2020. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
Constine, Josh (March 27, 2017). "Facebook Messenger now lets you privately share your Live Location for an hour". TechCrunch. AOL. Archived from the original on October 26, 2020. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
Constine, Josh; Buhr, Sarah (December 16, 2015). "You Can Now Order Ubers (And Soon Lyfts) In Facebook Messenger To Prove You're On Your Way". TechCrunch. AOL. Archived from the original on October 22, 2020. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
Perez, Sarah (February 11, 2016). "Facebook Tests SMS Integration In Messenger, Launches Support For Multiple Accounts". TechCrunch. AOL. Archived from the original on December 2, 2020. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
Constine, Josh (June 14, 2016). "To beat SMS, Facebook Messenger eats SMS". TechCrunch. AOL. Archived from the original on October 5, 2020. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
Constine, Josh (April 12, 2016). "Facebook launches Messenger platform with chatbots". TechCrunch. AOL. Archived from the original on October 26, 2019. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
Constine, Josh (March 29, 2017). "Facebook will launch group chatbots at F8". TechCrunch. AOL. Archived from the original on September 20, 2020. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
Constine, Josh (April 18, 2017). "Facebook Messenger launches group bots and bot discovery tab". TechCrunch. AOL. Archived from the original on October 22, 2020. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
Matney, Lucas (June 28, 2017). "Facebook Messenger launches Discover as it takes on chatbots (again)". TechCrunch. AOL. Archived from the original on October 20, 2020. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
Olanoff, Drew; Constine, Josh (August 26, 2015). "Facebook Is Adding A Personal Assistant Called "M" To Your Messenger App". TechCrunch. AOL. Archived from the original on August 17, 2020. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
Constine, Josh (April 6, 2017). "Facebook Messenger's AI 'M' suggests features to use based on your convos". TechCrunch. AOL. Archived from the original on October 26, 2020. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
Constine, Josh (November 29, 2016). "Facebook Messenger launches Instant Games". TechCrunch. AOL. Archived from the original on November 8, 2020. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
Constine, Josh (May 2, 2017). "Facebook Messenger rolls out Instant Games worldwide". TechCrunch. AOL. Archived from the original on August 7, 2020. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
Constine, Josh; Lomas, Natasha; Biggs, John (September 30, 2016). "Facebook 'Messenger Day' is the chat app's new Snapchat Stories clone". TechCrunch. AOL. Archived from the original on December 2, 2020. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
Constine, Josh (March 9, 2017). "Facebook Messenger Day launches as a Snapchat Stories clone for making plans". TechCrunch. AOL. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
Constine, Josh (December 12, 2017). "Facebook opens AR platform and 'World Effects' to all developers". TechCrunch. Oath Inc. Archived from the original on November 28, 2020. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
Constine, Josh (October 23, 2014). "Facebook Launches Pseudonymous App "Rooms" That Lets You Create Forums About Any Topic". TechCrunch. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
Perez, Sarah (January 25, 2017). "Facebook Messenger begins testing ads…and they're big". TechCrunch. AOL. Archived from the original on October 21, 2020. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
Constine, Josh (July 11, 2017). "Facebook Messenger globally tests injecting display ads into inbox". TechCrunch. AOL. Archived from the original on July 19, 2017. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
Coldewey, Devin (July 11, 2017). "Facebook's Messenger ads are bad and must be destroyed". TechCrunch. AOL. Archived from the original on July 19, 2017. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
Perez, Sarah (November 5, 2014). "Majority Of Top Messaging Apps And Tools Fail EFF's Security Review". TechCrunch. AOL. Archived from the original on October 28, 2020. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
Constine, Josh (April 12, 2017). "Facebook Messenger hits 1.2 billion monthly users, up from 1B in July". TechCrunch. AOL. Archived from the original on July 25, 2024. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
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techradar.com (Global: 1,513^th place; English: 964^th place)

Lee, Kevin (February 27, 2014). "Facebook Messenger on Windows and Firefox will be no more March 3". TechRadar. Archived from the original on August 6, 2020. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
Swider, Matt (June 5, 2015). "Your exact location can be shared in Facebook Messenger". TechRadar. Archived from the original on August 5, 2020. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
Wilhelm, Parker (October 4, 2016). "Facebook Messenger flips the switch on encryption for everyone". TechRadar. Archived from the original on March 26, 2017. Retrieved March 25, 2017.

techuntold.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

Mendiratta, Hemant (August 7, 2020). "How To View Only Unread Messages On Facebook Messenger". TechUntold. Archived from the original on September 14, 2021. Retrieved September 14, 2021.

theguardian.com (Global: 16^th place; English: 11^th place)

Arthur, Charles (December 4, 2012). "Facebook turns Messenger into a text message killer". The Guardian. Archived from the original on September 19, 2020. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
Milmo, Dan (November 21, 2021). "Meta delays encrypted messages on Facebook and Instagram to 2023". The Guardian. Archived from the original on June 27, 2022. Retrieved June 27, 2022.

thenextweb.com (Global: 2,998^th place; English: 2,466^th place)

Sawers, Paul (July 3, 2014). "Facebook Messenger is now optimized for iPad". The Next Web. Archived from the original on October 25, 2020. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
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