Tell your local legislators to make text messages via the regulated phone system work better and cheaper. Back in 2012 I met someone who worked for them (before Meta) and when I said I’d never heard of them he responded “because US phone companies don’t rape their customers for text messages”. Even today most American’s don’t use whatsapp because unless you have a message to send international your phone comes with something that works for free.
Whatsapp existing at all is a sign that your phone system doesn’t work like it should. This can be fixed.
Tell your local legislators to make text messages via the regulated phone system work better and cheaper. Back in 2012 I met someone who worked for them (before Meta) and when I said I’d never heard of them he responded “because US phone companies don’t rape their customers for text messages”. Even today most American’s don’t use whatsapp because unless you have a message to send international your phone comes with something that works for free.
Whatsapp existing at all is a sign that your phone system doesn’t work like it should. This can be fixed.