• peef ಠ_ಠ@lemmy.ml
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    2 years ago

    Why do people forget that Meta is primarily an advertisement company. Each and every one of their platforms is made purely for data harvesting. Of course it would be sanitised for the advertisers.

    Also it’s an half baked app which was made in a hurry and it’s just opportunistic.

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        2 years ago

        But fucking hell I’m actually surprised on how brain dead people are. Most of my acquaintances have an iPhone. If you scroll down, the App Privacy section is atrocious. How can users not think about why the fuck would a half baked Twitter clone require your sleep schedule.

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          2 years ago

          The only permission Threads is allowed on my Android phone is Notifications.Permissions for Threads on Android

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    2 years ago

    Forget the porn, no corporate can ever have safe harbor for my desire of sailing in the high seas. No I will not download your app, but I will download a car, and torrents.

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    2 years ago

    I don’t understand people obsession with nudity on general-purpose social media

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    2 years ago

    Remember, meta’s VR chat clone died due to the fact that nothing below the chest was allowed. This was specifically because they didn’t want any avatar to be able to use anything between their knees and bellybutton for NSFW purposes.

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    2 years ago

    Can’t make a Tumblr mistake if you just rip the bandaid off at launch (maybe)

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    2 years ago

    Real talk, is WhatsApp more than just a text message replacement to people? I see it get brought up in talks about social media and I get very confused.

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      In a lot of countries, entire businesses rely on it as a complimentary and necessary form of quick internal communication. Easy to form groups and share images/videos on the fly.

      Overseas the app is the main platform for people to stay connected through text and voice messages too.

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        2 years ago

        This. I do a lot of consulting for Korean companies and they live out of WhatsApp for all their business comms/file sharing similar to Slack.

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      2 years ago

      India has a real issue of forwarding misinformation on WhatsApp. And people getting added to group chats like telegram channels

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    2 years ago

    I’m thinking about filling the gap in the market by starting a social media called #turds. Can I get an amen?