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It is their private property, and they have an inherent and fundamental right to decide who they want to allow on it.

ClassyJacket 4y ago
No, they do not. Facebook has worked hard to destroy competition by buying up every significant messaging service, which should never have been permitted. They are a monopoly that people are dependent on - it's not as if you can just choose not to use whatsapp. You cannot just move to another messaging app unless you get everyone on the planet to move with you. I, for example, am required to use whatsapp every day for my job. If I was banned from whatsapp, I would be unable to do my job and be immediately fired. Messaging is an essential utility now, and just like the other utilities in your house, it is not fair to cut people off from them. Whatsapp doesn't have rights, they have responsibilities, and they should not be allowed to ban people for no reason.
- charcircuit 4y ago
  Facebook did not buy Discord which is currently the best messaging service on the market. They didn't buy slack either.
- FrenchDevRemote 4y ago
  whatsapp is just a lame messaging app, there is literally thousands of them I live fine without using any FB products if your livelihood depends on a lame messaging app something is wrong with your business
  - scrollaway 4y ago
    In my world we call this victim blaming. Go out and meet some people whose families are on Whatsapp. Whose parents or grandparents know exactly how to use the one app and that's it. I boycott LinkedIn and I have enough trouble as it is because of that. And it's LinkedIn, a lame-ass feel-good social network. WhatsApp is a messaging app and has over 2 billion users, with a penetration so large in some countries (especially Europe) that it gets special treatment for ISPs, it's often the only way to contact some businesses, and has de facto replaced SMS for many. There aren't "thousands of messaging apps" with that kind of userbase. Pointless for you? Good for you. Your life is not others', though, please have empathy.
  - ahonhn 4y ago
    Yes, there were viable alternatives right up till quite recently but unfortunately that wrong something seems to be ubiquitous now. My work and all our customers do most communication on Whatsapp now. My spouse's work is just the same. Ditto for most other potential employers / customers / clients now. Everyone I know pretty much exclusively uses Whatsapp for messaging now. It sucks and I don't much like Whatsapp but its the reason I even own a smartphone - and without it I doubt I'd even be able to put food on the table now.

No, they do not. Facebook has worked hard to destroy competition by buying up every significant messaging service, which should never have been permitted. They are a monopoly that people are dependent on - it's not as if you can just choose not to use whatsapp. You cannot just move to another messaging app unless you get everyone on the planet to move with you. I, for example, am required to use whatsapp every day for my job. If I was banned from whatsapp, I would be unable to do my job and be immediately fired. Messaging is an essential utility now, and just like the other utilities in your house, it is not fair to cut people off from them. Whatsapp doesn't have rights, they have responsibilities, and they should not be allowed to ban people for no reason.

charcircuit 4y ago
Facebook did not buy Discord which is currently the best messaging service on the market. They didn't buy slack either.
FrenchDevRemote 4y ago
whatsapp is just a lame messaging app, there is literally thousands of them I live fine without using any FB products if your livelihood depends on a lame messaging app something is wrong with your business
- scrollaway 4y ago
  In my world we call this victim blaming. Go out and meet some people whose families are on Whatsapp. Whose parents or grandparents know exactly how to use the one app and that's it. I boycott LinkedIn and I have enough trouble as it is because of that. And it's LinkedIn, a lame-ass feel-good social network. WhatsApp is a messaging app and has over 2 billion users, with a penetration so large in some countries (especially Europe) that it gets special treatment for ISPs, it's often the only way to contact some businesses, and has de facto replaced SMS for many. There aren't "thousands of messaging apps" with that kind of userbase. Pointless for you? Good for you. Your life is not others', though, please have empathy.
- ahonhn 4y ago
  Yes, there were viable alternatives right up till quite recently but unfortunately that wrong something seems to be ubiquitous now. My work and all our customers do most communication on Whatsapp now. My spouse's work is just the same. Ditto for most other potential employers / customers / clients now. Everyone I know pretty much exclusively uses Whatsapp for messaging now. It sucks and I don't much like Whatsapp but its the reason I even own a smartphone - and without it I doubt I'd even be able to put food on the table now.