Hello,
It’s been a while since I started finding Whatsapp alternative, I found IRC, XMPP, Signal etc, however the thing is that I can’t convince other people to use Whatsapp, I can’t say that “ohh it’s bad for privacy” otherwise they will say “you are not a president, nobody cares about your messages”. also I don’t live in western country so I can’t just say “I don’t want to use Whatsapp” otherwise people will get mad saying “you are not a VIP, everyone uses whatsapp and you are not special”.
however I found a way so that people won’t blame me for not using Whatsapp, I have to somehow get banned from Whatsapp and then when people ask “why don’t you use whatsapp” then I can say “ohh umm I don’t know it stopped working, you can find me on Signal”. that way people will be ready to install Signal to talk to me.
what are your thoughts? is it even possible to get perma banned from Whatsapp?
Signal is better for privacy than whatsapp, and of course whatsapp is owned by meta and it leaks some … metadata to them (pun intended), but as for their end to end encryption, it actually uses the same exact scheme as signal, so even if you’re forced to use it, it’s still not that bad. Way better than telegram, for example (avoid telegram).
Using Signal or other secure messaging apps should be normalized, not reserved for people who are at risk, else the simple fact that you use it raises suspicions. Not sure if this argument is enough to convince your friends … maybe just tell them you like it better due to some feature it has?
WhatsApp is owned by Meta, try playing up the anti-American angle?
That won’t work because people here think the USA is an ideal country and do anything to get USA citizenship.
They’re probably the ones trump is deporting at the moment, the irony. I’ve been using signal with family to accommodate the stubborn android users, and it’s been fairly close to parity with Apple messages in terms of features and use. Good compromise IMO.
I don’t think you need to get yourself banned. Tell them you will make the switch, and when you’ll make it. You don’t need to explain yourself any further or make excuses.
“if you have nothing to hide…” Is just another fascist talking point. Your friends are repeating the propoganda.
I have left Reddit, Facebook, insta, and I have warned all connections on WhatsApp that, starting may 1st, I can only be reached by sms, Threema or signal. It’s up to them then.
I have also left Reddit, Facebook and instagram however quiting WhatsApp isn’t easy since all my family and friends exclusively use it
Why not just delete WhatsApp and tell people you’re banned or it won’t work for you?
