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Meta is a security threat outside of Russia too. No privacy should be expected when using their services
Meta is an arm of Russia propaganda machine
Meta is playing all sides, and would personally kill children of any country for a fiver
when using their services
Have I got some bad news for you...
Can we have the same in the EU too, please?
Whilst WhatsApp is still owned by meta and I'm sure the US military would have a lot use for the metadata they collect, let's be honest, I'm sure Putin would prefer if Russians switched to a platform they can spy on themselves
Yes that's why China bans most private messengers.
Vcontact exists for exactly this reason.
I imagine what would happen, say, if a popular Chinese messenger app existed in America. How long would it last without censorship and being banned?
You mean like TikTok?
On the one hand, i support independence from the US.
On the other hand, the messenger i'm using better be hosted in another country, so it's less likely that local law enforcement can spy on my communications.
it's less likely that local law enforcement can spy on my communications.
Most developed nations at this point have some sort of data-sharing treaty. So some other country not subject to local laws spies on you, then just shares that information with your local country, and vise-versa, and voila everyone on the planet has just skirted any and all consumer privacy protections.
Weird, I agree with Russia on something. I'm sure I won't agree on their suggested replacement though.
Signal and/or Simplex FTW.
A little background info:
Russia's been sponsoring one of its oligarchs' business by eliminating their competition.
First, they restricted YouTube's speed to an unusable state to force people to switch to RuTube (they didn't)
Now they're trying to force people to switch from WhatsApp (and potentially Telegram) to MAX, which they want to be Russia's version of WeChat.
Add the fact that our politicians are obsessed with controlling all of the media and you'll get the gist of it.
this post was submitted on 18 Jul 2025
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