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WhatsApp is one step closer to adding email address verification (www.androidpolice.com)
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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No, just everyone in Europe and South America and India.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-59040175

[–] nixcamic 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And almost everyone in Central America and Mexico and 45% of Canadians and high 90% range for most of Africa. So like, everyone but the USA, China, Japan, and Russia.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

In Russia it is VERY widespread actually, at least with the older generation. But Telegram is probably more prevalent among younger people.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

Telegram won't bow to countries. Russians know that Pavel had to emigrate due to that. WhatsApp surely complies to all russian inquiries :-)