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yoz@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

• eee@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  By “developing countries”, do you mean “most of the world outside the US”? Because WhatsApp is used extensively in Europe as well. Which means you’re either ignorant, condescending, or both.

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  • yoz@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I meant countries like India, Brazil etc. They heavily use WhatsApp mostly because people are illiterate and poor. People use WhatsApp in Europe but not as much when compared to India.

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    • eee@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      In 2022, 75% of UK Internet users and 80% of Hong Kong internet users used WhatsApp. Would you call these global financial hubs poor and illiterate countries?

      I hate Facebook as much as the average lemmy user (lemming?), but let’s not pretend that everyone makes decisions based on the company’s reputation.

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      • tony@lemmy.hoyle.me.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        I’m in the UK and have it but literally none of my contacts use it except the local dog daycare that use it to send pictures. So according to stats I ‘use’ it but not really

        Facebook messenger is fairly big (almost everyone is on it mainly because they all have Facebook accounts) and I know a lot on Signal (they all moved from Telegram because Russia, which I thought was an overreaction but no choice but to follow).

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    • tungah@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Are you saying there’s a relation between the use of Whatsapp and education or economic levels of a country? What are you on about?

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      • yoz@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        I am saying if you’re not educated you cannot take educated decisions such as people dont know what’s Facebook capable of. Look at the killings, riot and coup in Myanmar, india etc.That’s just one example but there’s many more. WhatsApp and Facebook are defaults apps on all the phones so people who don’t know much just start using the app but people who know about collection of data, people being manipulated, fake news will avoid using WhatsApp , Facebook etc.

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    • angstylittlecatboy@reddthat.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      I don’t think the majority of the populace…anywhere makes app decisions based on morality. WhatsApp is basically nonexistent in USA and Canada (and while Facebook and Instagram are present they are far from omnipresent) but I don’t think it has anything to do with people making informed decisions about the moral issues with tech companies.

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