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[–] [email protected] 21 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Some people are ‘forced’ to use WhatsApp due to it being the messaging platform of choice for a lot of people.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago

Oh gotcha, I kinda forgot that was under the meta umbrella

[–] [email protected] -4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

You're not forced to see anything.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago

I put it in quote marks. Obviously I’m not actually forced to use it, but my entire family uses it and it’s the dominant messaging platform in Indonesia - to the point where people get annoyed with you if you send regular SMS or just end up replying to you on WhatsApp. A lot of businesses large and small also exclusively use it, so you’re causing yourself a lot of annoyance if you actively avoid WhatsApp. It’s a crap situation, but it’s reality in some countries.