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Dismantle social media entirely. Last few years have proven that we cannot function as a forward thinking society when memes are believed over proper sourced sc
by incahoots 5y ago
Dismantle social media entirely. Last few years have proven that we cannot function as a forward thinking society when memes are believed over proper sourced science.
Warning labels are proof enough that folks cannot be left to their own devices.
- ueueshitashita 5y ago> "Believe" "The Science" Last few years have proven that most people have a fundamental misunderstanding of basic concepts.
- stickfigure 5y ago> Dismantle social media entirely. You mean, stop allowing people to communicate with each other?
- incahoots 5y agoSolid reply by taking what I said to the extreme. Phone, text, email, etc aren't social media...but you knew that already.
- whimsicalism 5y agoIs Whatsapp social media?
- incahoots 5y agoI believe it falls under that umbrella.
- whimsicalism 5y agoSo how is that distinct from text?
- incahoots 5y agoSo for your question I would suggest reviewing this: https://techgeekbase.com/is-whatsapp-social-media-platform/ https://techgeekbase.com/is-whatsapp-social-media-platform/ Texting short of knowing one's phone number has no "identity", is primary used as a communication tool whereas WhatsApp can be considered a "broadcast" tool and relies heavily on it's identity. Short of logs of the conversation for a very brief time, carriers aren't mining text data for advertising purposes or really at all. Overall this is splitting hairs. If I send you a text message you're not going to suddenly be bombarded with relative ads, posts, etc to the subject we just discussed. I personally haven't used WhatsApp but after a brief google search it appears like an iMessage clone with the data going through Facebook's fingers with data being collected for whatever purpose they see fit.
- stickfigure 5y agoSounds like you want to control how I communicate with my friends. I kindly request that you butt out, as they say.