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[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Thank god none of my friends or relatives ever were really Snapchat users. But I'm held hostage by WhatsApp in here.

[–] Djeikup 6 points 2 years ago

What's the end goal? Get everyone over to Signal? So far I've only convinced a few to take the leap from Snapchat or Messenger.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

WhatsApp is fine IMO. It's really just an instant messanger that does about as much as any other. In terms of privacy, WhatsApp is far from bad compared with other apps. The fact that Meta own WhatsApp doesn't really impact that too much.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

Don't know. I wish I didn't have to have a Meta app installed on my phone.

[–] MercuryUprising 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I just try to avoid tiktok. I'd use it if it wasn't basically Spyware, but its literally got backdoor access for an authoritarian country that keeps saber rattling. Id rather use snapchat and I definitely don't want to use that either. Its shame.

Can we decentralize social media too?

[–] matt 5 points 2 years ago

Social media is being decentralised the same way Lemmy is. Platforms such as Friendica, Pixelfed, Mastodon, etc are all platforms for decentralised social media.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

I envy you, I pulled some family members from Facebook messenger to signal when I closed my account, and while I don't trust Meta keeping WhatsApp private, its still better than Snapchat, Messenger etc.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Oh yeah, that's for sure. Messenger and Snapchat are more in the dark side.