i just switched to signal and will leave whatsapp in a few days. we have to stop being too comfortable to change anything. we‘ve been seeing to where this leads us…
It really sucks! I have no idea what I would do without it. My cousins used it to contact me when my mom got sick and was in the hospital in Austria last year. It was how I talked to her before she died. Fuck Zuck but why do we have to rely on assholes like this man for things that help our lives?
Tl/dr it’s a public utility and therefore should be regulated etc etc etc; Libertarians please feel free to try and debate me into the void about this one (I’m just going to mute you! 😜)
If you are able to convince people to switch to an alternative, Signal was founded by one of the engineers who invented end to end encryption for WhatsApp, and it's run as an actual nonprofit.
From experience, I know convincing people to switch doesn't usually happen.
Both! We shouldn’t be participating in Instagram or Facebook anymore. They are now going to be propaganda networks full of AI and fakes dangerous for all of us. Just delete.
It’s a monopoly, owned by a sociopathic billionaire who profited from the destruction of our democracy. Now Zuckerberg is Trumps best friend. He’s almost as poor of a character as Musk.
I'm sick it too! Monopoly at its fullest. I only use whattsapp because I have family outside the US and it's our way of communicating. Might have to look into other options
... its his imaginary enshitified digital world where he gets real (AI) friends or something, and everyone else gets micro targeted personal assistants that manipulate people for the highest bidder.
It was that thing that was like supposed to be digital 3d avatars, but was laughable legless torsos that flopped....then it was supposed to be the digital world for his VR headsets, that only get used in gaming...
...then it was a cheeky Facebook rebrand bc they ordered too much merch or something....now it is Instagram fake people and AI profiles, and well, just anything that Zuck owns or uses his algorithm or encryption btw, I would include WhatsApp.
It’s also why they want to get rid of TikTok… they won’t sell out to meta. Meta is wanting to control all socials if possible to have the most influence
Instagram was a standalone app that Facebook acquired a few years ago. Since then they’ve rolled out a number of changes, including supercharged ads, reels, threads etc
And oculus friend.😵💫 They also want to acquire TikTok trying to eliminate all competition, and that’s what you call a monopoly in the making. Mark Z & other social and media corps lobbied against TikTok in efforts to control it.😶🌫️ So dystopian coded.🙄
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Facebook
Threads
WhatsApp
Messenger
Reality Labs
All owned by Meta 😱 😩 🤦♂️
I left meta platforms a while back because they announced they would allow disinformation.
They actively suppressed artists unless you signed onto their marketplace which never paid on time. IG suppressed all the artists I knew there..
🙄😮💨🫠
If you are able to convince people to switch to an alternative, Signal was founded by one of the engineers who invented end to end encryption for WhatsApp, and it's run as an actual nonprofit.
From experience, I know convincing people to switch doesn't usually happen.
lolz
House phones for everyone!
... its his imaginary enshitified digital world where he gets real (AI) friends or something, and everyone else gets micro targeted personal assistants that manipulate people for the highest bidder.