Meta Social Media Giant Rolls Out Ads on WhatsApp https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn5y07yqg5do

Use Signal and other apps, but the problem is WhatsApp's popularity among users in Asia and and Europe. The battle between Google and Apple resulted in WhatsApp's popularity as a cross-platform tool.

#privacy #encryption

WhatsApp to start showing more adverts in messaging app

People who link their WhatsApp account to Facebook or Instagram will see personalised ads.

Cadu Silva :verifiedcat: (@cadusilva@bolha.one)

There's a small town here in Brazil where there's no newspaper, radio or TV network. Everything happens inside and via WhatsApp. What a nightmare. :zapLido: https://apublica.org/2024/10/em-trairao-a-cidade-whatsapp-nao-existe-radio-tv-jornal-site-ou-blog/ #WhatsApp

Bolhinha

@cadusilva @nixCraft

Thank you πŸ’•

Now I can get more of my friends over to Telegram Signal Zangi

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@nixCraft we visited Mexico a couple months ago and WhatsApp was literally the only way to communicate with a lot of businesses and service providers where we were. Can only hope this pushes people to alternatives
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@nixCraft

So, will that finally get the friends who wouldn't move from WhatsApp to Signal to finally acquiesce?
@nixCraft and delta chat! Which also has an interesting app hosting feature...
@nixCraft FB messenger has ads for years, they show up between list of conversations and it still does not bother people too much, they don't care that there is a better alternative. I cannot convince them to switch to something else than other meta product...
@glytchy @nixCraft I feel your pain.
I tried to get my friends to move too, with not much success...
@nixCraft Recently moved to an African country, and everyone, including businesses, primarily use WhatsApp here for everything. I never used it and never wanted to use it, but I basically had no other options but to use it, because it's a necessary tool to communicate with people and businesses here.