@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 1 month agoMeta just killed native WhatsApp on Windows 11, now it opens WebView, uses 1GB RAM all the timewww.windowslatest.comexternal-linkmessage-square65fedilinkarrow-up1284
arrow-up1284external-linkMeta just killed native WhatsApp on Windows 11, now it opens WebView, uses 1GB RAM all the timewww.windowslatest.com@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 1 month agomessage-square65fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink4•1 month agoIt’s the de facto communication medium in Europe. It’s not much of a choice. Even work related groups are usually over WhatsApp.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink5•edit-21 month agoIt’s kinda scary that Europe is so willing to let all of their private messages go through an American data broker company that is well known for doing sneaky things to get data they aren’t supposed to have.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•1 month agoScary indeed. Phone carriers are to blame. Unlimited SMS plans weren’t common when whatsapp took hold of our communications.
minus-squareArdenslinkfedilink2•1 month agoNow, I live in Europe, and my family, friends and others, don’t use WhatsApp… So it is much of a choice.
It’s the de facto communication medium in Europe. It’s not much of a choice. Even work related groups are usually over WhatsApp.
It’s kinda scary that Europe is so willing to let all of their private messages go through an American data broker company that is well known for doing sneaky things to get data they aren’t supposed to have.
Scary indeed.
Phone carriers are to blame. Unlimited SMS plans weren’t common when whatsapp took hold of our communications.
Now, I live in Europe, and my family, friends and others, don’t use WhatsApp… So it is much of a choice.