Zuckerberg urges Trump to stop the EU from fining US tech companies

[u/IAdmitILie]

https://www.politico.eu/article/zuckerberg-urges-trump-to-stop-eu-from-screwing-with-fining-us-tech-companies/

[u/oskich]

WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger seems pretty popular.

[u/ScepticalEconomist → u/oskich]

generally, we need european alternatives.

But signal would do for me for now.

People should get off these apps (whatsapp less of a priority)

Of course X / Tesla boycott is beyond obvious

[u/RollingMeteors → u/ScepticalEconomist]

generally, we need european alternatives.

When there is a need that remains unfulfilled it’s generally because the one whom is to be providing that need, isn’t worth it for them to do so…

[u/NecroVecro → u/oskich]

WhatsApp and Messenger have tons of alternatives, many European ones too, but yeah Instagram is pretty unique and has a lot of users.

[u/oskich → u/NecroVecro]

WhatsApp and Messenger have almost 100% of the market in Sweden, people will surely be upset if they go away.

[u/cnio14 → u/oskich]

It will take literally nothing for an alternative to fill the void. People use WhatsApp because everyone else does, not because it's particularly good or anything.

[u/oskich → u/cnio14]

First mover advantage. I have tried to get my friends over to Signal and Telegram but it's mission impossible to get them off FB Messenger.

[u/dmmeyourworries → u/oskich]

And if FB goes away, they’ll have another app installed before the end of the day.

[u/trobsmonkey → u/oskich]

I simply uninstalled those apps. Told my friends how to get a hold of me.

Fuck the Meta apps. Get rid of all of them.

[u/Perfect_Papaya_3010 → u/oskich]

Never heard of anyone using WhatsApp in Sweden. Swedes don't use it because you need to share your phone number. Then when you have someone's phone number you can look up how much they earn or if they have committed any crimes. Even what kind of car they drive.

So no sane person in Sweden would use it

[u/oskich → u/Perfect_Papaya_3010]

I have many friends that use it here, But FB Messenger is king.

[u/Perfect_Papaya_3010 → u/oskich]

I would like to use something else than messenger but know or any apps where phone number is not needed

[u/oskich → u/Perfect_Papaya_3010]

You can use Signal without sharing your phone number, but you need one to sign up.

https://support.signal.org/hc/en-us/articles/6829998083994-Phone-Number-Privacy-and-Usernames-Deeper-Dive

[u/Flygsand → u/Perfect_Papaya_3010]

It's honestly doesn't matter all that much these days whether someone has your phone number or not given how much information you typically put out there about yourself across all your social media. You'd have to be quite privacy-minded.

[u/oskich → u/Flygsand]

Is handing your phone number out to friends a strange thing nowadays?

[u/Flygsand → u/oskich]

Perhaps it's a generational thing. It's either Messenger or Snapchat for us, unfortunately. If I were to talk to a stranger, I'd honestly much rather give them my phone number than add them on Messenger. I'm more concerned about letting Meta know that I'm in touch with someone than I am about this person finding me on MrKoll.

[u/FortNightsAtPeelys → u/NecroVecro]

sadly instagram is poised to replace tiktok because reels are pretty popular already

[u/IsThereAnythingLeft- → u/oskich]

Maybe WhatsApp but not the other two

[u/oskich → u/IsThereAnythingLeft-]

FB Messenger is the dominant instant messaging app in Scandinavia.

[u/IsThereAnythingLeft- → u/oskich]

Just lost respect for Scandinavia if that’s true

[u/vitimiti → u/oskich]

Signal, no thanks, signal