Oh sure, they brag about "end-to-end encryption" while conveniently forgetting to mention that Meta slurps up all your metadata - who you talk to, when, how often, your groups, your contacts, your location, your device info... But hey, it's encrypted! Just like a diary with a tiny lock while Zuckerberg has the master key.
In 2023, why the hell do we still need to tie our identity to a phone number? This isn't 2009. It's a gift to governments and data brokers who can now easily link your messages to your real identity. Real privacy-focused apps don't demand this garbage.
Nothing is free. You're paying with your entire social graph. WhatsApp's business model is turning your relationships into advertising gold for Meta. Those "business accounts" they're pushing? Just the beginning of the enshittification.
One company controls the servers. One company can shut down your account whenever they feel like it. One company gets to decide which features you get. Remember when they forced everyone to accept their privacy policy changes? That's your future.
"But everyone uses it!" is the worst fucking argument for using spyware. This is how monopolies work - they make you dependent, then slowly turn the screws. Remember when WhatsApp had no ads? No business features? No data sharing with Facebook? Pepperidge Farm remembers.
We're living in a golden age of surveillance capitalism, and WhatsApp is its perfect Trojan horse - wrapped in the familiar, convenient package of "just a messaging app" while funneling your social life directly to the ad machine.
Yes, switching is annoying. Yes, you'll need to convince people. That's exactly how they get you.
This rant generated with ❤️ by someone who remembers when the internet wasn't corporate spyware