Bridget Pujals, Messenger Product Manager, and Manik Singh, Instagram Product Manager, stated (via USA Today): “We created Vanish Mode with safety and user choice as priorities, allowing you to control your own experience.”
Vanish Mode initially launched in the US before expanding to countries across the EU.
The Facebook Help Center now indicates that the feature is ‘no longer supported,’ although disappearing messages are still available.
It adds, “Disappearing messages are being gradually introduced and might not be available to you just yet.”
To access the feature, click on the person’s name in Messenger, then scroll down to Privacy and Support. There, you’ll find the option for Disappearing Messages.
Mark Zuckerberg has demonstrated how a notification will appear if you screenshot messages. Credit: Alamy
The description warns: “If someone takes a screenshot or screen recording, you’ll receive a notification in the chat.”
Mark Zuckerberg has issued a warning to Facebook Messenger users about taking screenshots of their chats in a recent post on the platform.
It reads: “New update for end-to-end encrypted Messenger chats: you’ll receive a notification if someone screenshots a disappearing message.”
“We’re also adding GIFs, stickers, and reactions to encrypted chats.”
The Facebook founder shared a conversation with his wife, Priscilla Chan, where he made a cheesy joke about a supercomputer. She took a screenshot, showing how the new notification feature works.
Mark Zuckerberg has reminded Facebook Messenger users that their chats could be screenshotted. Credit: Mark Zuckerberg via Facebook
