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We don't choose which app we use. Our friends, family, and colleagues do.
I could live with Signal's functionality, but there barely anybody there.
If you live in the EU, somewhere around in 2024, you will be able to use something like Signal to communicate with others that are on WhatsApp. So you don't have to use WhatsApp at all to communicate with other WhatsApp users.
Wait, what? I do live in the EU. I'll look this up tomorrow.
Read this: https://digital-markets-act.ec.europa.eu/about-dma_en
I've been looking for a messaging client that includes multiple services for ever. It's still a dream of mine
Have a look at Beeper. It's promising.
Wait I'm stupid I looked it up and I had the confirmation email in my inbox the entire fucking time ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ
I have beeper now lol
Yeah I signed up for the wait list a while ago but no news
No it isn't. They have to make it happen in 2024
What's your source?
Here you go:
https://digital-markets-act.ec.europa.eu/index_en
And here:
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/headlines/society/20211209STO19124/eu-digital-markets-act-and-digital-services-act-explained
Everyone I know uses signal, even our neighborhood group messaging is a signal group.
Then again my neighbors are all reasonable people.