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Don't lose hope, resistance is NOT futile.
There are third party frontends for most of Facebook/Meta services and desktop apps which can be used when there are no other options.
Be aware of installing Whatsapp app on iOS and Android, there are vulnerabilities currently exploited by the israelian Pegasus. Nothing prevents anyone else from using these vulnerabilities.
Thanks MrSoup, do you have any suggestions on a good frontend for Instagram?
There was bibliogram (web) which I've used a couple of times, but it's now discontinued.
Your best bet here would be using instagram web as a webapp with a bunch of addons limiting their tracking. I dunno if there are some limitation on the instagram website, I don't use instagram at all.
By looking up on f-droid there is "barinsta" which received a cease and desist letter from a law firm representing Facebook. Maybe you can find an active fork of it.
If you find something, please update us. There could be someone else in your same condition.
Thanks. Yeah I found Barinsta but saw it hadn't been updated in years. I'll have a look around and report back.
I've heard good things about Instander, but it may not satisfy all the requirements of an alternative frontend.