Meta's changed the Facebook Messenger logo at the worst possible time

Old and new Facebook Messenger logos
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Back in 2020, Meta announced proudly that "nothing's changed, everything’s changed" when it replaced the blue Facebook Messenger logo with a series of redesigns sporting purple and pink gradients. Four years on, now nothing has changed for real.

Meta has baffled Messenger users by rowing back on the much publicised logo redesign and reverting to the previous blue palette. It's offered no explanation for the change, but people have already reached their own conclusions about the reverse rebrand.

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Joe Foley

Joe is a regular freelance journalist and editor at Creative Bloq. He writes news, features and buying guides and keeps track of the best equipment and software for creatives, from video editing programs to monitors and accessories. A veteran news writer and photographer, he now works as a project manager at the London and Buenos Aires-based design, production and branding agency Hermana Creatives. There he manages a team of designers, photographers and video editors who specialise in producing visual content and design assets for the hospitality sector. He also dances Argentine tango.

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