Once again, Facebook has made an annoying, for-the-worse change to its interface. Here's the new way to send someone a private message.

Tips When sending messages to Facebook users that aren't on your friends list, you can only send a direct message to one person at a time.

Not happy that Facebook now forces you to use its Messenger app? Here's how to beat the company at its own game.

Message Filtering You can send a message to anyone on Facebook, regardless of friend status or privacy settings. The only exception applies to members you've blocked and those who've blocked you.

Secret Conversations allows Messenger users to send end-to-end encrypted messages to their Facebook friends. There are a couple of caveats, however.