The new reaction button is set to appear on Messenger Friday and on Facebook next week Georgia Slater is a staff editor on the Parents team at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2018. Her ...

WhatsApp is introducing some arguably overdue messaging and calling features, including one that could reduce the spread of misinformation. To begin with, WhatsApp is adding reaction emoji to help ...

Facebook is adding a new reaction to live alongside the Like button and the existing reactions: ‘Hug’ The reaction shows an animated emoji hugging a heart, meant to help you “show your support” to ...

Love them or hate them, Facebook's Reactions aren't going away. The social network is expanding its like button yet again. This time, it's comments that are getting the new emoji-filled treatment. SEE ...

Telegram is easily one of the most popular chat services available and now it has one of the most popular features in chat too. Stepping right past other recent additions. More precisely, that’s the ...

Twitter now lets you add Facebook-style emoji reactions to direct messages. There are currently seven to choose from — one more than Facebook offers — including the familiar thumbs up, laughing face, ...

Discord recently introduced “super reactions,” an enhanced version of standard reactions featuring quirky animations. While ...

NEW YORK >> Facebook’s “like” button isn’t going away, but it’s about to get some company. Facebook has been testing alternatives to “like” in about a half-dozen countries, including Ireland, Spain ...

Twitter has been working on several new features recently, and we have covered some of them here in the last few weeks. Now the social network is considering implementing emoji reactions for other ...

The slow but steady evolution of WhatsApp continues with yet more features apparently in the works as evidence suggests the cross-platform messenger is set to gain a message reaction feature. Message ...