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Hopefully my kid(s) will be the one to convince their friends to use better communication apps. Perhaps when the kids are younger before they get phones, I can

Hopefully my kid(s) will be the one to convince their friends to use better communication apps. Perhaps when the kids are younger before they get phones, I can convince their friends' parents to use the better platforms.

throwanem 5y ago
Speaking as someone who lost an entire social circle because of conscientiously objecting to Facebook: yeah, good luck with that.
- ValentineC 5y ago
  > conscientiously objecting to Facebook Does that mean not having a WhatsApp account as well?
  - throwanem 5y ago
    Yes. Or Instagram, or any other Facebook-owned property as far as I know, and I do check. It's also why, last time I heard from a Facebook recruiter, I told him to make sure the next one to cold-call me had their general counsel's contact info handy so I'd know where to have my own attorney send the cease-and-desist. Seems to have had the intended effect, so far at least.
  - throwaway4220 5y ago
    Second this. Signal had some momentum with some of my contacts, but unfortunately i think they're all back on whatsapp.
    - noneeeed 5y ago
      Yeah, I saw a sudden flurry of people getting Signal, but it faded and now we're back to WhatsApp.