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Why do most people choose to use WhatsApp over telegram?? (lemm.ee)

submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Telegram is just actually superior in terms of features I don't get it.

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[–] [email protected] 38 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

We don't choose which app we use. Our friends, family, and colleagues do.

I could live with Signal's functionality, but there barely anybody there.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (3 children)

If you live in the EU, somewhere around in 2024, you will be able to use something like Signal to communicate with others that are on WhatsApp. So you don't have to use WhatsApp at all to communicate with other WhatsApp users.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I've been looking for a messaging client that includes multiple services for ever. It's still a dream of mine

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Have a look at Beeper. It's promising.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

Wait I'm stupid I looked it up and I had the confirmation email in my inbox the entire fucking time 😭😭😭

I have beeper now lol

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Yeah I signed up for the wait list a while ago but no news

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Wait, what? I do live in the EU. I'll look this up tomorrow.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Read this: https://digital-markets-act.ec.europa.eu/about-dma_en

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I'm pretty sure that law is still in limbo, but I sure hope that will happen. I'm ditching WhatsApp the day I'm able to.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

No it isn't. They have to make it happen in 2024

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

What's your source?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Here you go:

https://digital-markets-act.ec.europa.eu/index_en

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

And here:

https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/headlines/society/20211209STO19124/eu-digital-markets-act-and-digital-services-act-explained

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

Everyone I know uses signal, even our neighborhood group messaging is a signal group.

Then again my neighbors are all reasonable people.