Comment by biinjo

1 year ago

I was going to proudly boast that I don’t have any Meta apps on my phone. Got rid of FB a long time ago, never jumped on the Instagram train.

Then I your post and now I realize I’m still in the Meta world. Forgot about whatsapp for a second.

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lazide  1 year ago

There is a reason they paid so much for it. In a lot of the world, they’re essentially required.

  • Contortion  1 year ago

    And next to impossible to get rid of. I would much rather use Signal but convincing even privacy-conscious people to switch is an uphill battle.

    • reorder9695  1 year ago

      I find a lot of people (including myself) had a pretty bad experience with Signal years ago, and it has put them off using it today.

    • mrbombastic  1 year ago

      Signal is quite good these days for what it is worth. My whole family switched and hasn’t missed whatsapp. That said I am still stuck on whatsapp, it is basically the only messaging app people use in a lot of the world and used by a ton of businesses.