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I use Twitter occasionally -- but the real shift in the past year is that all of my family (4 siblings, parents, in-laws, etc) have switched to using Signal. A
by boplicity 5y ago
I use Twitter occasionally -- but the real shift in the past year is that all of my family (4 siblings, parents, in-laws, etc) have switched to using Signal. A group Signal chat is a wonderful social media platform, without any advertisements, algorithms, or similar nonsense. Just updates and thoughts from people I care about. It gives me hope that the destructive social media platforms like Twitter and FB will eventually be small compared to actually private communication channels like Signal.
- nicbou 5y agoThis is something I learned to love with Snapchat. Instead of public posts, people just send stuff to you or the group. It's private, personal, and as you say, ad-free.
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- lotsofpulp 5y agoSnapchat is all ads for me. I have no idea what any of the buttons do except there is a 50% chance of seeing an ad with women in bikinis.
- inetknght 5y ago> This is something I learned to love with Snapchat. It's private, personal, and as you say, ad-free. It's not private if it's viewable by Snapchat. You can have personal on any platform. And Snapchat is one of the most advertisement-laden platforms ever.
- nicbou 5y agoI meant strictly in terms of user experience. That was years ago though, and back then there were no ads.
- tinyhouse 5y agoFirst, billions of people have been using WhatsApp for years for 1:1 and small group communication. It's much bigger than Twitter for years now. Second, it's not the same. On WhatsApp/Signal you primarily communicate with people you know well. On Twitter you primarily consume content or communicate with people you don't know.