Whatsapp is going to run terribly...

WindowsEnjoyer , 8 months ago

I stick to Telegram. I don't want anything to do with Meta.

smileyhead , 4 months ago

Then Telegram do something bad or stupid (it already started to) and you'll have to transfer all your friends again...

WindowsEnjoyer , 4 months ago

That's still better than using Meta:)

smileyhead , 4 months ago

By choosing the lesser evil it is only getting bigger.

possiblylinux127 , 8 months ago

Don't use WhatsApp or Telegram. There are better things to use. (Signal, Session and simplex chat)

Draedron , 8 months ago

lol.
"Don't use the messaging apps used by all your friends and family. Use another app so you cant contact them. "

smileyhead , 4 months ago

Imagine being required to have the same app as your friend to send a message.

progettarsi , 8 months ago

pls whatsapp stop copying from fucking telegram there should be a law to make it not possible this is killing competition

anzo , 8 months ago

But 'Stories' are from IG, owned by Meta.. so... we rather stay quiet on this occasion xdd

moitoi , 8 months ago

Stories are the Meta's copy of snapchat.

TacoEvent , 8 months ago

It’s a little hard to imagine for us Americans, but internationally WhatsApp has a thriving unofficial ecosystem of businesses operating solely out of the chat app.

I love to hate on Meta as much as the next guy on Lemmy, but this is probably one of the sounder business decisions Meta has made in awhile.

T3rr4T3rr0r , 8 months ago

as much as the next guy on the fediverse* not everyone uses Lemmy

possiblylinux127 , 8 months ago

This is lemmy, live with it

Honytawk , 8 months ago

Awesome, maybe then I can get everyone I know to switch to a better platform.

Chetzemoka , 8 months ago

Yep, when Meta bought it, I warned my group friend chats that the second they start trying to monetize it, I'm going to whine until they all switch to Signal. Guess it's time to start nagging

TheMadnessKing , 8 months ago

During the peak of Whatsapp Controversy, I had 50 out 450+ contacts on Signal.
Now it is just 5 people.

SnipingNinja , 8 months ago

Mostly because of the 400+ who remained on WhatsApp, the 45 of 50 decided to move back and the 5 probably are running both apps

TheMadnessKing , 8 months ago

True.
They stick to WhatsApp as all th convo goes there and it laziness to switch over, copy data and all .

Srsly I hope people will start installing Signal once again.

juniorneptune , 8 months ago

WhatsApp is a shithole. Communities, Channels, Payments, Avatars all these destroyed the simple chat app. Meta is aiming for a monopoly here.

Signal and Telegram pretty much useless if you don't have your needful people on the platform.

RobertOwnageJunior , 8 months ago

It's just not a battle I am willing to fight. Too many people I can't contact without Whatsapp and none of them willing to swap.

gogosempai , 8 months ago

Thanks to EU, you'll be able to contact these people on WhatsApp without using WhatsApp.

https://techcrunch.com/2023/09/11/whatsapp-has-started-work-on-cross-platform-messaging-due-to-eu-regulation/

synapse1278 , 8 months ago

Great, I can't wait for Whatsapp to be the only way to reach customer support and make payments. I always felt the confused look of people when I tell them I don't have Whatsapp wasn't enough.

gohixo9650 , 8 months ago

always felt the confused look of people when I tell them I don’t have Whatsapp wasn’t enough.

the worst part is that most people cannot fathom that you don't have Whatsapp and you want to continue not having. The confused look is because their way of thinking is "ok you don't have, so what, open an account, it's taking 10 seconds".

Kekzkrieger , 8 months ago

Same argument for installing Signal

kent_eh , 4 months ago

When contractors try to get me to communicate with them on what's appropriate, I am happy to tell them that it's forbidden on company devices.

Typically that conversation started on email, which they don't want to continue using for reasons they usually can't explain well.

Jackthelad , 8 months ago

Today, on "Features No One Asked For".

01011 , 8 months ago

Whatsapp turning into WeChat should make Signal and Threema look even better.

PlutoniumAcid , 8 months ago

If only people cared. Sadly, they don't.

Source: am one of probably three people in the country that refuse to use Meta CRAPWARE. And thus, very lonely.

orca , 8 months ago

I refuse to use anything Meta has its claws on.

Gingerlegs , 8 months ago

I want out but no one in my group chats will leave. 😭

veloxization , 8 months ago

What I did was say I'm deleting my WhatsApp account in [insert sensible time] and if anyone wants to contact me, to use Signal. Lost contact to some, but many followed.

relyn , 8 months ago

Am I the only one who doesn’t want any, “do everything,” apps? I’d rather have 10 apps that each do one thing really well than have one app that haphazardly attempts to do 10 things.

Honytawk , 8 months ago

I already have a "do everything" app.

It is called the Operating System.