1mo ago

Meta trying to give us a hand (ads coming to WhatsApp)

blog.whatsapp.com

Helping you Find More Channels and Businesses on WhatsApp

Let's see if this finally gets people to switch. Remember to warn them about Telegram (not private and not EU friendly).

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1mo ago

WhatsApp führt Werbung ein: Jetzt ist der Zeitpunkt, um bei euren Genoss*innen für einen Wechsel auf Signal zu werben!

blog.whatsapp.com /helping-you-find-more-channels-and-businesses-on-whatsapp

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It's funny how they write this blog post. They try to explain how they serve ads in 3 different flavors and it's all to help you find what you need !
And I am still the annoying tinfoil-hat-wearing asshole how doesn't have WhatsApp.
- B-b-but… users can find new businesses!!!! And start chats with them directly!!!!!!!!!1!1!1!! To discuss the product or service being offered!!!!!1!1!1!1!1!11!1!1"!!!1!1!1 Who wouldn't want that??????
  
  Yeah ! Aren't you always on the lookout for new business to get products from ?!?
  
  LOL yeah.
  But seriously though, ads are deigned so that companies find more customers. Who cares what the customers want, need or buy. As long as the company gets the money, it’s ad money well spent.
- Gaslighting at its finest.
- And I am still the annoying tinfoil-hat-wearing asshole how doesn't have WhatsApp.
  I see it the other way around: I gave nobody permission to give my contact data, phone number, or mail address to Facebook and Google. Still, many people do. I do not see this as being kind.
Everyone should use Matrix instead!
- Matrix sucks! At least suggest something that has even half the features a modern Messenger needs and not this buggy hell of a protocoll with the usability of an airplane cockpit!
  
  What, in your opinion, is the best protocol then? I want something that is decentralized, but also really user-friendly, with mobile apps on both android and IOS. The apps UI should not look outdated, and it would be great if it supports voice and video chat. It should of course also be secure.
- Would you mind linking this please? I’ve been looking for a WhatsApp replacement, EU based ideally, any other options you know of?
  
  Fluffy Chat
  Matrix Protocol
  Matrix Official Website
  Matrix is a secure decentralized protocol that has third-party apps.
  You can try out the instances: Tchncs.de 🇩🇪 and Tedomum.net 🇫🇷
  The sidebar has more options for you to check out.
  
  If you want a EU-based messenger I suggest Threema. The key-management aspect of it is kind of annoying, but it's still leagues better than Matrix in terms of feature completenes, usability and just general polish.
  Matrix in its current state is a toy for nerds who are ready to dive into the jankiness and can spare the time to fix their broken messenger every once in a while. Amd the best part is, Matrix itself isn't even usable. It has no UI, it's just the protocoll. So you need some third party app to be able to even use it. And not a single one of these apps implements all of the features of the protocoll.
- Matrix is also very heavy on system resources. What's wrong with XMPP or Tox? If it ain't broke...
  
  I’m not very familiar with XMPP though I know it’s the default messager on slrpnk.net I haven’t heard about Tox unfortunately.
  I just really like the Fluffy Chat app and I’m on a good instance where the protocol works pretty smoothly for me.
Legit the first time my wife is interested in switching to something different
XMPP, Tox, Matrix, SimpleX, Molly-FOSS, Anonymous Messenger... are all built with freedom in mind.

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