BlackBerry Messenger's consumer version to shut down on May 31

Indonesia-based firm Emtek, which partnered with BlackBerry in 2016, has announced the consumer service of BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) will shut down on May 31. "In spite of our substantial efforts, users have moved on to other platforms, while new users proved difficult to sign on," Emtek wrote. However, BBM's enterprise version BBMe has now been opened to general consumers.