@withaveeay It's a paradox. As a tech person, I don't use and refuse to use WhatsApp, but in poorer communities who get it zero rated (for actual completely selfish reasons by the companies) it is actually making a significant positive difference. But also, as they get locked in that eco-system, it eventually cuts them off from the people who are privileged enough not to be there. We really need something proper that's free and open and zero-rated.

@highvoltage @withaveeay I have too many contacts who use WhatsApp a lot to avoid it completely, but I use it on a second phone, which only contains Whatsapp users for reasons explained in https://wordpress.debian.social/jlines/2025/07/04/who-owns-your-contacts/
On that link I offer small UK charities donations towards trying out Snikket as a major issue is the nobody has heard of any alternatives, and 'if everyone uses it then it must be OK'