BlackBerry Messenger shuts down as owners blame lack of users - The Guardian

BlackBerry Messenger shuts down as owners blame lack of users  The GuardianBBM, or BlackBerry Messenger, the encrypted messaging service that introduced many to the joys of mobile chat – and was blamed for the 2011 London riots – is finally shutting down on Friday. The Indonesian company that owns the service, announced its plans in April, giving users a month to migrate. The company, Emtek, said in a blogpost that: “We are proud of what we have built to date. The tec