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Why you might not want to use whatsapp anymore (www.slashgear.com)
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[-] Veraxus@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago

Huh, I didn't realize WhatsApp was still around.

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[-] BrazenSigilos@ttrpg.network 4 points 2 years ago

Yeah, the Meta logo on the commercial was enough to keep me away from this forever.

[-] PochoHipster@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago

A Mark Zuckerberg Production

[-] muaveri@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

... & gold endorsement of whatsapp cofounder Brian Acton saying : “I am a sellout. I acknowledge that.” & donating $50M for Signal Foundation

[-] Janis@feddit.de 3 points 2 years ago

noooo. please.keep boomers and the altright in their bubble. so sad to see the dumbasses leave threads so soon already. there needs to be a default platform for morons to share memes so the real world does not get polluted.

[-] tiredofsametab@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

? People in many countries use this like Americans use SMS/texting. In Japan, we use LINE instead. Korea mainly uses Kakaotalk and some LINE, etc. SMS just isn't really used in a number of countries by anyone of any age.

[-] observantTrapezium@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago

I joined WhatsApp after many years of holding out, there was simply no other practical way to keep in touch with many people. The ways I mitigate the privacy concerns are:

  1. I got an international eSIM, for the purpose of cheap roaming abroad but since I now had this extra phone number not tied to my identity, I used it for WhatsApp.
  2. I installed WhatsApp using Island so it has access to just the contacts in the "work profile", that is, just people who have WhatsApp anyway.
[-] kometes@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

This article was AI generated.

[-] SpezHater69@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

This comment was AI generated.

[-] Haha@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

I use it the least possible and mostly for professional or career

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