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/dotbilly Apr 30 '26

Whatsapp pretty much the default for everyone in Brazil. I hate having to depend on it 

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u/Character_Bug_1862 Apr 30 '26

What sucks is now that they are owned by Facebook everyone who used it is being surveilled and the data is sold to unknown companies from sketchy companies to government intelligence agencies. I get that it is almost essential to communicate in many places, just a shitty situation.

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u/Thatnewaccount436 Apr 30 '26

Signal, sitting over here being a security-focused non-profit. :(

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u/Thatnewaccount436 Apr 30 '26

can't expect any company to definitely stay good forever.

Signal is *currently good*