Facebook Finally Addresses Messenger Controversy

Facebook finally began officially addressing concerns about the permissions and privacy settings in its Messenger applications, with some mobile users seeing posts atop their News Feeds titled, “Messenger: Myths vs. Facts,” containing a “Learn More” button that brings users to a post by Peter Martinazzi, a product manager on the Messenger team.

MessengerMythsVsFacts650Facebook finally began officially addressing concerns about the permissions and privacy settings in its Messenger applications, with some mobile users seeing posts atop their News Feeds titled, “Messenger: Myths vs. Facts,” containing a “Learn More” button that brings users to a post by Peter Martinazzi, a product manager on the Messenger team.

Nick Summers of The Next Web shared the screenshots above. The post, titled, “Get the Facts About Messenger,” reads:

You might have heard the rumors going around about the Messenger app.

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