BBM stands for BlackBerry Messenger, which was a consumer-oriented proprietary mobile instant messenger and videotelephony application service originally developed by BlackBerry Limited and later briefly by Indonesian company Emtek under license). Initially, it was included and offered on BlackBerry devices before it was expanded cross-platform. BBM allowed users to send text-based instant messages, pictures, voicenotes, files, share real-time location on a map, stickers, and a wide selection of emojis). BBM was shut down on May 31, 2019, but the company continues to offer the paid enterprise edition, BBM Enterprise, which is a secure messaging platform that protects personal information and offers end-to-end encryption on multiple endpoints, robust privacy policies, and enterprise-grade features.