> You can also choose apps from orgs that care more about privacy. Signal works just fine instead of Whatsapp. Network effects means that despite me being on i

> You can also choose apps from orgs that care more about privacy. Signal works just fine instead of Whatsapp. Network effects means that despite me being on iMessage and Signal, almost all my comms arrive on Whatsapp. I could remove myself from Whatsapp, but already abstaining from Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn means my choices realistically are to either use IM platform as a selection criteria for my friends (which I've already done to a degree, and lost a lot of casual friends by not being on any of the above), or accept that there's no suitable alternative and give in to this particular beast.