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How WhatsApp ate the world

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Submitted ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨Joker@sh.itjust.works⁩ to ⁨technology@lemmy.zip⁩

https://restofworld.org/2024/how-whatsapp-for-business-changed-the-world/?

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  • grandel@lemmy.ml ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    As somebody who doesn’t use WhatsApp, I am unable to contact businesses which only have a WhatsApp number as their contact information.

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  • possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    As an American this is very shocking to me

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    • clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Every time I travel, the phone numbers on taxis and restaurants and government signs are all whatsapp numbers. It’s incredibly pervasive.

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    • AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      On the flip side, I get shocked every time I meet an American tourist and they don’t have WhatsApp

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  • grid11@lemy.nl ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    any m(ETA) on usernames ?

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