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Re:WhatsApp gives users an ultimatum: Share data with Facebo... by mrweasel on Thursday January 07, 2021 @06:38AM (#25669898)
It's a little more nuanced than that. I don't question that WhatsApp is huge, in some countries and social circles, but it's by no means dominating across Europe.

Personally I'm not really sure who's using WhatsApp, I know two or three WhatsApp users. They all use it because they have friends other countries, mostly the middle east.

If RCS actually becomes a thing, then I don't see much of a future for apps like WhatsApp.

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Re:WhatsApp gives users an ultimatum: Share data with Facebo... by Tepix on Thursday January 07, 2021 @06:44AM (#25669938)
> If RCS actually becomes a thing

I have no reason to believe it will ever take off: It's been dead in the water since 2012 or even earlier. It doesn't support end-to-end encryption. Carriers would like to charge for it.

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