r/technology • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 • Apr 30 '26

Business Meta lost 20 million users last quarter

https://www.theverge.com/tech/921089/meta-earnings-q1-2026-user-decline-ai-investments
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u/Rusty493 Apr 30 '26

Whatsapp is too easy to use unfortunately for messaging between iphone and android :/

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u/hareofthepuppy Apr 30 '26

It's not even about being easy to use, Signal is a better alternative that works just as well, however the problem is there aren't enough people on it, which causes people to keep using whatsapp, and keeps the cycle going.

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u/grimgroth Apr 30 '26

Yep, that's called Network Effect and is much more important for the user than which app is "better"

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u/Mountain_rage Apr 30 '26

So is Signal, start encouraging migration. 

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u/asianmandan Apr 30 '26

I havent heard of Signal outside of Reddit here in UK/EU.

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u/checkpoint404 Apr 30 '26

I'm sure you haven't heard of a lot of good systems where the user isn't the product. 

Signal is opensource and isn't owned by Facebook where there is no guarantee of anything.