Facebook likes to get its way — even if that means forcing users to download spin-off apps or use new features. Just about a week after the social network reintroduced the option to make Messenger the ...

Facebook appears to be preparing a way for consumers to use its Messenger chat application to make purchases at brick-and-mortar stores, according to a report from tech news site The Information.

Facebook wants you to be able to choose Messenger as the default messaging app on iOS, The Information reports. Apparently, Facebook has been trying to convince Apple to let users swap the default ...