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Meta Risks Mass Exodus: Is #HelloQuitMeta the Next Viral Movement? (friendica.world)

submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/fediverse

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Group chats? They've replaced almost everything I used to use Facebook for.

[–] then_three_more 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Meta owns WhatsApp.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

SimpleX and Matrix are great alternatives.

Friendica lets you link your Matrix account.

[–] then_three_more 1 points 1 month ago

Can you link your WhatsApp account to these though? I'm not going around trying to persuade everyone to get off WhatsApp. I'd be better off just using RCS.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

True, but there are plenty of alternatives waiting in the wings the moment they try and fill it with ads

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Most of my immediate family just does sms group chats. I don't keep up with the extended family, seeing them every other holiday is enough