Several Facebook and Instagram users reported that they are facing issues in accessing social media applications. They shared their frustration on Twitter; Facebook acknowledged the problem with a tweet and said they are working on it to resolve it at the earliest.

Facebook Messenger is a popular instant messaging app, through which you can text a message or make a call. While the app is widely used across the globe, users in the US and Europe, on Monday and on Tuesday reported that Facebook messenger is not working for them. According to DownDetector.com, a portal that tracks when outages happen in the digital world, thousands of Messenger users were unable to receive messages, log in and connect to server.

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Giving its Messenger a more visual appeal, Facebook on Tuesday said that users can now send 360 degree photos and HD videos from within the platform. The 360 degree photos in Messenger are available globally on both iOS and Android platforms.

Making it easier to control large groups on Messenger, Facebook on Wednesday introduced a feature that gives the administrators more powers where they will be able to approve and remove members and promote or demote any other person in the group chat.

Facebook has rolled out a new feature in both iOS and Android apps that can allow users to add more friends and family members to a live audio and video chats in Messenger.

In a bid to take on WhatsApp Business and Facebook Messenger, Apple is set to introduce "Business Chat" for its users to communicate directly with businesses right within its iMessage instant messaging service.

A new cryptocurrency-mining bot, named "Digmine", that was first observed in South Korea, is spreading fast through Facebook Messenger across the world, Tokyo-headquartered cybersecurity major Trend Micro has warned.

Apart from these, GIFs, videos, group conversations or group video chats, Messenger helped people say what they want to say, however they want to say it and gave people the freedom to connect in the way that is most relevant to them.

Over 1.2 billion people use Facebook Messenger every month globally to stay in touch with the people and businesses that matter to them the most. In the last few months, Facebook has added group video calling, a powerful and fast camera -- preloaded with stickers, masks, frames, effects and the ability to share photos and videos to your Day, making it easy and fun to share what's happening in your life, moment by moment.