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frollogaston on April 24, 2025 | parent | context | favorite | on: Mark Zuckerberg says social media is over

In theory it's ok. In practice, MMS group chats are broken. It's not even an iPhone thing, as evident in Android-dominated areas still relying on WhatsApp instead.

KeplerBoy on April 24, 2025 [–]

That's not why WhatsApp took over. WhatsApp rose to popularity back when texting (especially internationally) was not unlimited and free.

frollogaston on April 24, 2025 | [–]

Internationally maybe, but if someone in the US is using WhatsApp, it's because of the group texting problem. My family included.

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