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Re:Facebook’s dominance is built on anti-competitive behavior by scarface74 on Wednesday June 24, 2020 @10:49AM (#23628455)
So now we need the government to step in because you can’t convince your friends to use an alternate platform?

I’m part of a non profit that was using FB messenger until one person said they didn’t want to use FB. Everyone switched over to GroupMe.

I have a few ongoing group chats over SMS.

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Re:Facebook’s dominance is built on anti-competitive behavior by dotandgtfo on Wednesday June 24, 2020 @12:00PM (#23629523)
Good for you. Anecdotally I'd lose touch with casual acquaintances/friends and spontaneous meetups if someone had to send me an SMS to get in touch with me, and people under 30 will corroborate that.

I wasn't saying anything about government regulations, don't put words in my mouth.

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Re:Facebook’s dominance is built on anti-competitive behavior by scarface74 on Wednesday June 24, 2020 @12:21PM (#23629883)
So just like any other product, if you choose not to use it, you don’t get to take advantage of it.
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