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Do you still have Whatsapp installed? I have seen family and friends _add_ Signal but few actually _removing_ Whatsapp from their phone. Which is not a success
by VMG 6y ago
Do you still have Whatsapp installed?
I have seen family and friends _add_ Signal but few actually _removing_ Whatsapp from their phone. Which is not a success.
- samizdis 6y ago> Which is not a success. That depends on your aims. I announced to family/friends that I was deleting WhatsApp and asked them to install Signal, and they have done, and message me via that. My aim was to ensure that I could still converse, but not have to use a service with which I had become disenchanted. It isn't my business whether they continue to use WhatsApp or whether they delete it.
- another-dave 6y agoI don't think it's possible for most people to make this a one-pass activity without it causing a lot of friction for them, but over time you can build a critical mass of your social circle on non-FB platforms that allow you to _then_ delete WhatsApp with less friction. Step 1 for family & friends is being available on multiple platforms, because that in turn gives _their_ circle less tie-in to WhatsApp. It's only when their circle also make themselves available that they would have a painless option to remove WhatsApp, but IMO, that's OK. It is a success, but playing the long game.