• qyron
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    2810 months ago

    Remember this is the same company that has to either comply with the EU bridging regulation between messaging platforms or withdraw from the market.

    • @[email protected]
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      1510 months ago

      I think they dodged that as well… https://arstechnica.com/?p=1989111

      “Android users’ hopes that Apple’s iMessage would be forced to open up in the European Union have been dashed. Bloomberg reports that iMessage won’t qualify for the EU’s new “Digital Markets Act,” allowing Apple to keep iMessage exclusive to Apple users. …”

      • qyron
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        710 months ago

        They skipped by the skin of their teeth. For now…

          • qyron
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            910 months ago

            Speak for yourself. I’m a Signal user.

            • @TheEighthDoctor
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              710 months ago

              I have all of them (telegram, signal, whatsapp) but I’m basically forced to have whatsapp

              • qyron
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                310 months ago

                So, you’ll be one of those thankful for the protocol bridgw.

              • Lemminary
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                Same here, I also have every single one of those. I’ve found that Telegram has become better than WhatsApp with their continuous improvements but not many people want to use it even after they download it “because nobody else uses it”. 🙃