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I have not found any news article on this on a whim. Because my friends and family, I need to use Facebook Messenger, and Messenger Lite was a OK client - lightweight, no unnecessary features, etc., compared to the regular Messenger app.

Now I'm a little torn, having a Meta app on my phone is already bad, but having to downgrade to the bloated Messenger app? Not sure I will make a change. What are your thoughts?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Just gonna leave this here: https://www.signal.org/

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Why still use Facebook when we have the Internet?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Marketplace became the defacto replacement for craigslist in my area 😔

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I wish someone discontinued Meta

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Everyone in my family 😞

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Texting still exists.

Being spied on by facebook, microsoft, and google is not worth the risk to me personally.

Again, who tf uses messenger?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You'd rather be spied on by your carrier.... Got it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Better them than companies who advertise to me directly

I don't use either one, for very obvious reasons

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I'll die before I install Facebook Messenger

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Is their messenger still a 150 MB monster that gets updated twice a day?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Yes, and they constantly change how parts of the UI work, most often getting more in the way of efficient actual messaging... It's really bad.