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I don’t want Facebook to be able to say that I can’t use Whatsapp unless I install their rootkit store.

• nrabulinski 3y ago
  That’s great because with the platform being open you’ll be able to sideload it like any other app :)
• Moldoteck 3y ago
  If they do this, maybe not use Wa at all?
  • throwaway29645 3y ago
    I'm not aware of any other alternative client available other than the default Meta one.
    • Moldoteck 3y ago
      I mean, just don't use it. Also there are matrix/element, signal, telegram(a bit worse for security), or you can use Beeper if WA is so mega important
      • Manfred 3y ago
        I personally don’t use WhatsApp because I enjoy it, it’s just the app with the critical mass in my family and friend group.
        • Moldoteck 3y ago
          I've used messenger in the past, after that i've just convinced family/friends to install telegram and chat there. Now I'm thinking abt moving to Signal, so imo, it's not that a big deal, users can migrate/install alternatives. If ppl care, they'll install an app to communicate with you, if they don't, well...
          • laserlight 3y ago
            Were you also able to convince your employer, repairmen, local communities to leave WhatsApp? I am among the least connected people among various circles I am in, yet I'm not able to leave WhatsApp.
          • TheHappyOddish 3y ago
            You're aware that not every country is your country, right? In some places WhatsApps is culturally relevant and is used by government, business, etc.
      • chrisandchris 3y ago
        Couldn't one just argue the same about Apple? I mean, if you don't like their lock-in, then just don't use it. I don't want to use WhatsApp, but it's a quasi monopoly in messaging in many countries and thei're not opening up their APIs for others. We should force them too, shouldn't we?
        • nerdix 3y ago
          Just another reason why messaging should be an open standard and not proprietary. I'm okay with the government forcing WhatsApp (and Apple too for that matter) to adopt the messaging standard.
• oaiey 3y ago
  Did not happen on Android at least in the western hemisphere.
• ranguna 3y ago
  Yep, just like they do on android. Oh... Wait a second, they don't do that.
  • laserlight 3y ago
    > Wait a second, they don't do that. Do they need to do that, in the first place? And, is there a guarantee that they won't?
    • ranguna 3y ago
      All I know is that they didn't do it.
• oblio 3y ago
  Ummm... have you ever used Android? :-)
• fennecfoxy 3y ago
  Then don't use Whatsapp if that's the case? I notice so many people complaining about so many things but they refuse to boycott them. If >x% of the population actually take action on any issue, it'll get solved.
  • jononomo 3y ago
    If you live in Costa Rica, then you have no choice but to use WhatsApp. I suppose technically could you could choose to be entirely unable to communicate and to be left out of the economy, but that's not much of a choice.
    • fennecfoxy 3y ago
      That is still a choice, though, even if it's a sucky one. Sounds like people are forced to choose WA in lieu of starving because they have no/less income. Boycotting requires a sacrifice and of course I understand that for some the sacrifice is too great; I wouldn't blame them at all. But my point was more, in the West people make so much noise about stuff and yet do nothing. And we are all generally quite privileged compared to some other parts of the world.