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> The WhatsApp founder quit over differences around privacy / advertising, and WhatsApp is only one part of facebook. Facebook can see everything on facebook it

• surds 8y ago
  It was orchestrated on 'WhatsApp' as it is the current most popular IM application. Had Line or Telegram been the most popular ones, those platforms would have been used. These are just tools of the trade - which in this case was probably some local politics. Today, when more and more such tools are available with instant communication to a large audience, having an educated opinion and thought about the incoming communication (messages, memes or videos, etc.) is more important. Unfortunately, that is way more easily said than done. With all the media already causing severe cognitive load, giving a thorough thought to something you come across becomes even more difficult, especially when just reacting to it is so much more simpler. This applies not only to WhatsApp or FB, but the numerous online platforms that have a wide reach. Since I may have gone off-topic, I suppose I should end this with a /rant
  • lostlogin 8y ago
    > These are just tools of the trade - which in this case was probably some local politics. Some of these things that have occurred could reasonably be argued to be genocide. Calling that ‘local politics’ and minimising FBs role is not the way this should be handled.
    • surds 8y ago
      Not trying to minimize it in any way, and sorry if it gives that impression.