Iran asks its people to delete WhatsApp

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• ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Pretty good advice. Although they are probably recommending that for more than just it being a Meta data farming scam.

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  • odder_vassals@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Why is this good advice? They want their people to suffer. They want them to not communicate with the outside world

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    • andallthat@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      They are basically at war with the US and there is this piece of US Tech that nearly everyone is carrying around and that can access their communications, precise location, microphone and camera.

      It’s also owned by a company, Meta, that has a history of being used as a tool to manipulate public opinion. I have no particular sympathy for Iran but to me it doesn’t sound like bad advice (and I don’t think WhatsApp is the only way for people to communicate with the outside world).

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    • pugnaciousfarter@literature.cafe ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Signal is a much better choice and its basically a whatsapp clone.

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    • Mrkawfee@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      The only people making Iranians suffer at the moment are the Zionist fascists. They’ve already killed 1200 people in their unprovoked attack, including with terrorism and car bombs.

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• TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  The right advice for the wrong reasons lol

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• teolan@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Unblock signal first?

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• Mrkawfee@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  US tech is in bed with Zionist fascism.

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  • jabjoe@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Big US Corp is in bed with money and power. Right now, that means MAGA and that does mean fascism & Zionists. The tech itself can be ok. Though WhatsApp/Facebook isn’t.

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• Geodad@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  This is excellent advice.

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  • thyristor@lemmy.pt ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    For once I can see eye to eye with a murderous theocratic regime.

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    • Geodad@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Yeah, that happens sometimes.

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• mariusafa@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Mossad angry

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• tinned_tomatoes@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Wouldn’t want those pesky citizens having the ability to communicate securely, would we !

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  • baduhai@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Communicate securely with WhatsApp? That’s an oxymoron.

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