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Funny how everyone thinks everyone uses Whatsapp. Almost as if it is a default messaging app for phones. Pisses me off. I have a hard time trying to explain to people that I do not use it, I use Signal. They look at me as if I am a weirdo. But fuck them :D - if anyone wants to contact me, use Signal. It is a shame that an ad company, facebook who owns whatsapp, has become the default messaging platform for most humans on this planet.
But well, ad companies like google, tiktok, and the like are used for all sorts of online means by everyone.
Sad. And we should not accept this situation.
@tio totally agree with you. I have Signal... but unfortunately I also had to get whatsapp as well here in Spain, bc that is the only app they all use. That pisses me off...
I'm currently on the same boat, forced to use WhatsApp 'cause everyone else uses it 
I remember hearing about a new EU regulation that would force messaging apps like WhatsApp to become interoperable with other apps like Signal, tho I didn't hear much of it after that..... While looking it up I also found this article by the EFF - https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/04/eu-digital-markets-acts-interoperability-rule-addresses-important-need-raises
So it seems like there are some issues that needs addressing before we can pull this off, specifically in regards to e2ee.
@futureisfoss @tio Well. If the interoperability leads to steal data (like thread is trying to do with mastodon), I am not sure that I would like that...