> And even worse: most of them don’t give a shit about the reputation of FB. They just want to send messages and share pictures through those apps. Group messa

> And even worse: most of them don’t give a shit about the reputation of FB. They just want to send messages and share pictures through those apps. Group messaging and engagement algorithm amplified social media are different things though. Group messaging like WhatsApp, iMessage, and SMS, and photo sharing like Google photos or iPhoto have an inherently limited distribution of a given piece of content. It's not that you can't do nefarious things using these products, it's just harder to scale those. Engagement amplified social media, as found in varying degrees on Facebook, TikTok Instagram, YouTube, etc, have far more potential to move society as a whole - for better or for worse. Therefore it's not unreasonable for people to continue to use something like WhatsApp for limited group conversations while refusing to use Facebook or similar products due to the increased risk of exposure to harmful content. One is free to despise any product Facebook or any company creates just because they are Facebook, but that's a whole different discussion.