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WhatsApp is very much a social network

• ugjka 5y ago
  Then SMS is too, right?
  • mrkramer 5y ago
    SMS is communication protocol; you can only send text messages or reply to text messages, nothing beyond that. No profiles, status updates, friends etc.
  • 2muchcoffeeman 5y ago
    No. Hard to do group threads. Not encrypted end to end (but WhatsApp is owned by FB so moot point). Even iMessage seems very much like a 1-1 messaging system.
  • eitland 5y ago
    SMS cannot do group chats in any meaningful way. So no, at least SMS is not a social network. I don't like WhatsApp anymore but it was in its time my favourite social network. I had all my important groups there, used it exclusively to communicate with close friends and family. It was the place were most images were shared and discussions were held and so on.