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What kills each of these occasionally popping up alternative messengers for me is the lack of usage by my actual social network. As long as people use WhatsApp,

• b6dybuyv 4y ago
  I stopped using WhatsApp about two years ago. It wasn't an easy decision to delete my WhatsApp account because I feared losing access to several friends. Here's what I did. I checked who my friends were that I couldn't find on Signal or Telegram. I had sent them a message explaining that I would stop using WhatsApp and the reasons why I preferred to avoid using it. I also mentioned on which other platforms I was available and if they would consider being available there too. To my great surprise, most of these people made the move. (Particularly the ones I had often contact with.) For the rest, I'd sent another message in a few weeks saying that I'm uninstalling the app and asking them to send me an email to my email address so that I'd have their addresses. I find that it's our responsibility to help non tech-savvy people understand their digital choices and set a good example through our very own choices.