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Re:Google changes its messaging strategy again: Goodbye to A... by balladeer on Saturday April 21, 2018 @04:04AM (#16890462)
I am from a rural part of India and everybody has a Jio phone and everybody is on WhatsApp and Facebook. Most of them don't even know what is email and I don't know anyone who uses email or any other chat service other maybe Hike in rare cases. I was surprised since they already have Facebook and it would have required an email.

I often get disapproving looks when they realise I am not on Facebook :)

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Re:Google changes its messaging strategy again: Goodbye to A... by worldexplorer on Sunday April 22, 2018 @12:38AM (#16894730)
Users can sign up on Facebook with phone number only. Most users in rural parts are signing up on Facebook through phone no. only.
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