WhatsApp Channels will deliver a private way for people to receive updates that matter to them. We’re welcoming some of the biggest celebrities, sports teams, artists, creators that people can follow.
I only text people I know IRL and none of them are tech literate enough to use something other than the default messenger app, let alone hack anything to obtain sensitive info. And if a 3rd party wants to hack my messages, they’re gonna see a LOTTA penis and not anything important, so fuck it.
So, they also don’t use WhatsApp, Instagram and so on, because they would need to install an app? Oo
Why even bother with a smart phone? WAP and MMS should suffice…
Around here even the most tech illiterate use Whatsapp for messaging. No one™ with a smartphone uses the default messenger app. So I’d say it is more an issue of expectation and motivation, rather than actual ability.
I don’t get why everyone isn’t on signal. Its kind of a no brainier.
Signal doesn’t have a marketing department worth billions or synergy with any popular platforms
I only text people I know IRL and none of them are tech literate enough to use something other than the default messenger app, let alone hack anything to obtain sensitive info. And if a 3rd party wants to hack my messages, they’re gonna see a LOTTA penis and not anything important, so fuck it.
So, they also don’t use WhatsApp, Instagram and so on, because they would need to install an app? Oo
Why even bother with a smart phone? WAP and MMS should suffice…
Around here even the most tech illiterate use Whatsapp for messaging. No one™ with a smartphone uses the default messenger app. So I’d say it is more an issue of expectation and motivation, rather than actual ability.
I still get the occasional message that takes hours to deliver. I don’t trust it to always be reliable.