Facebook launches a desktop app for Messenger on both Mac and Windows. A look at the good, the bad and the promising.

Social distancing doesn’t mean social isolation. It’s important to keep in touch with friends and family, and Messenger from Facebook is here to help.

That's a pretty accurate way of explaining what Facebook 's app -- Messenger Kids -- is. It's designed for kids ages 6-12 and downloaded using a parent's Facebook account.

Starting Wednesday, Facebook Messenger Kids, an app that lets kids between 6 and 12 years old send text messages and have video chats, will be available in more than 70 new countries.

Facebook Messenger Kids launched in 2017. Intended to give youngsters a way to chat with family and friends, it had parental controls, so you could approve new contacts.

Facebook’s messaging app for families with children, Messenger Kids, is being updated today with new tools and features to give parents more oversight and control over their kids’ chats. Now ...

Facebook announced on Tuesday it intends to roll out a number of additional parental controls for its Messenger Kids app aimed at children under the age of 13. Facebook product manager Morgan ...

Facebook Messenger Kids wants to help young users understand online privacy through in-app education. The in-app pop-up joins additional tools for the kids messaging app, including more parental ...

Meta’s Messenger Kids has new activities the company says will help teach children to be safe and make healthy decisions online, but it also seems to line up with its need to add younger users.