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Why do you think WhatsApp usage is worse than IG and FB? (honestly asking).

While I’ve no doubts that people at FB are actively thinking about ways to monetize it, right now the product doesn’t seem to contain any of the toxic crap from IG/FB (ie: algorithmic timelines, attention-grabing dark patterns, promoted content, etc).

I’m wondering if it’s somehow already there and I simply haven’t noticed :(

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Because WhatsApp is part of Facebook and I don’t trust Facebook. It’s that simple. People act like they are different companies. You can’t use WhatsApp and then be intellectually honest when you criticize Facebook. They are one and the same. The goal with #deleteFacebook isn’t to stop using Facebook, but to diminish the power and nastiness of Facebook the company. You can’t do that if you are using WhatsApp: you are feeding the same beast.

It's all about what briandear has pointed out: it's Facebook.

I simply don't trust Facebook. I know WhatsApp doesn't contain any of that "toxic crap" (yet), I know WhatsApp is e2e encrypted and as a developer I really know what it does mean, but it's just too much power for a single company..

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