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crowbahr · 2018-03-23 05:16:47+00:00

And WhatsApp is Facebook. It's kinda a bad deal all 'round.

johannes1234321 | karma 5648 | avg karma 2.47 · | 2018-10-15 03:05:29

WhatsApp is Facebook ;)

parliament32 | karma 3348 | avg karma 3.0 · | 2021-01-06 17:08:25+00:00

Whatsapp is a facebook app, that's the point.

jki275 | karma 302 | avg karma 0.16 · | 2020-06-04 12:50:53

There’s also the fact that WhatsApp is Facebook. I dumped Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp all at the same time and will not install any of them on my devices.

jen20 | karma 5666 | avg karma 2.04 · | 2020-06-04 09:31:03+00:00

The absolute deal breaker for WhatsApp for me is that it is owned by Facebook. There is zero chance I would consider using it for anything, ever, because of that fact.

ultrasandwich | karma 133 | avg karma 2.11 · | 2016-05-03 03:14:31+00:00

WhatsApp and Facebook are in fact still separate companies. Just making this distinction.

system2 | karma 1517 | avg karma 1.12 · | 2021-08-09 03:36:18

Isn't WhatsApp part of Facebook? Why is it being separated as WhatsApp?

coldtea | karma 86593 | avg karma 2.38 · | 2018-08-01 17:33:28+00:00

Well, too late, they've bought it now. WhatsApp is just Facebook itself.

blindwatchmaker | karma 274 | avg karma 3.51 · | 2018-03-21 21:32:51

Whatsapp is also owned by facebook.

mancerayder | karma 8673 | avg karma 3.53 · | 2018-03-27 14:13:00+00:00

What's so bad about WhatsApp other than being owned by Facebook? I thought it was secure and the data ephemeral?

zepto | karma 7190 | avg karma 1.03 · | 2019-06-20 15:27:28+00:00

WhatsApp is Facebook

sudosysgen | karma 8787 | avg karma 1.26 · | 2020-09-08 21:47:32

Whatsapp is wholy owned by Facebook.

sp332 | karma 55607 | avg karma 2.75 · | 2017-02-03 15:34:59

That said, WhatsApp is a pretty good secure messaging app even though they got bought by Facebook.

MrMan | karma 474 | avg karma 0.32 · | 2021-01-11 18:00:55+00:00

WhatsApp is FB too

peakaboo | karma 773 | avg karma 1.23 · | 2021-08-06 16:05:56

You know WhatsApp is Facebook right? I don't think there is a worse company to trust except maybe Google. :)

moreira | karma 1630 | avg karma 6.85 · | 2019-03-06 17:16:49+00:00

WhatsApp having been bought out by Facebook is a big pain. It's the defacto messenger for cross iOS/Android communication (at least where I live), and it's harder and harder to say "no I don't Facebook".

anonyxyz | karma 20 | avg karma 0.43 · | 2019-03-16 23:38:06

Instagram and whatsapp ARE facebook..

gbear605 | karma 2974 | avg karma 2.97 · | 2019-01-30 00:10:22

WhatsApp is owned by Facebook as of 2014, so unfortunately all the same issues with Facebook apply to them too.

anilshanbhag | karma 1560 | avg karma 5.44 · | 2014-05-25 23:20:18

This seems like the trend, Whatsapp was FB's competitor and FB just bought it.

tectec | karma 111 | avg karma 1.5 · | 2017-03-14 17:43:57+00:00

Don't forget that Whatsapp is also owned by Facebook