• sunzu2@thebrainbin.org
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    5 days ago

    Looks like they will be going after providers, so plebs will need to lean into decentralized products even harder.

    They never were able to defeat BitTorrent for a good reason. Decentralized approach is the only way to fight back against these clown regimes

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      5 days ago

      No way this passes. If it does I imagine WhatsApp will withdraw from the market and people will hop to session/matrix/element/signal or jailbreak.

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        5 days ago

        they failed ton of times but it only takes once for them to win. i don’t see how this does not pass a some point. it is a question of when imho

        Faceberg will comply also, why wouldnt he, he makes money either way.

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          5 days ago

          Loss in global trust. If the EU app scans people’s messages people will just say they’re probably doing it for everyone. They also risk losing their near-global dominance if all their tech savvy users pick a new home and trigger a chain reaction bringing everyone with them. Next thing you the rest of the world starts ditching WhatsApp for a superior alternative (which predominantly just lack users currently)