Although it is third in the number of users, the nation is the champion in text and audio messages; executive denies ads in the inbox

The rest of the article (not translated) is an interview with Cathcart.

I guess the hopes of a mass migration to another app are not good. On the other side, Brazil’s policies will have a great influence in the future development of whatsapp.

  • lichtmetzger@feddit.de
    19·
    1 year ago

    It’s an extreme monopoly here in Germany, too. But the EU will force them to be interoperable with other messengers soon, which will hopefully break that monopoly.

    • ericjmorey@beehaw.orgEnglish
      5·
      1 year ago

      I’m interested to see how that’s implemented. I remember interacting with Facebook via email a long time ago.

    • cwagner@beehaw.org
      3·
      1 year ago

      I still wonder what’s so different with my circle that so many of them use signal. I mean sure, none use only signal and all also have WA, but almost everyone I know, which is people from Flensburg (border to Denmark) to RLP (center-south), aged late 20 to 70+, use signal. Less than 10% don’t.