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Meta launches subscriptions for Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp (techcrunch.com)
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paywall removed: https://archive.ph/xGwsz

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[–] 11 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Would anyone seriously pay a subscription for a messaging app? As long as I can send and receive messages that's all the functionality I need and the second they try to charge for that, everyone will jump ship anyway.

I guess Discord Nitro has existed for a while but I don't know a single person who's even considered it, never mind actually subscribe.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 month ago

    Well, I paid 1 euro for Whatsapp back in the day because it was the only option besides SMS and so that 1 euro was way cheaper.

    These days I gladly pay a couple bucks for a chat app that everybody uses so that they can pay the bills without selling my data or being funded by a corrupt government.

    Which is went to Matrix, but it is hard to get people on the server I host myself.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago* (1 child)

    WhatsApp used to not be free, I'm talking about before meta bought them, and totally worth paying the subscription for as they were the one of the kind multi-platform messenger working with all the non-smart phones that have internet connectivity and ability to install 3rd party apps.

    And back when they charged for service they do not collect all your data.

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