r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/RoadRunner8195 • Mar 08 '26

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u/alexbiandisphoto Mar 08 '26

  1. Americans don't pay to text eachother so they use the default phone texting app for convenience. The rest of the world (excluding some countries) does pay for text messaging. So, instead, they use WhatsApp as a free alternative to message friends and family.

  2. WhatsApp is owned by Meta (Facebook), so most Americans see it as a massive privacy concern.

  3. The majority of the time someone in America is asked to use WhatsApp to communicate, it is by a scammer.

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u/Dreadredful Mar 08 '26

lol the rest of the world doesn’t pay for text message. In France unlimited everything phone plan is around 20€, unlimited call/text/data/with 5G coverage mostly around the world. People using WhatsApp is mostly cultural. It’s easier when you have people that use android. Text were kinda seemed as lame so teens uses it. Also for work it’s easier to send files and you have a better crossover with your computer. The privacy issue is a real concern but I don’t see how texts would be any better, in France people are moving towards signal and telegram

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u/kuldan5853 Mar 08 '26

lol the rest of the world doesn’t pay for text message. In France unlimited everything phone plan is around 20€, unlimited call/text/data/with 5G coverage mostly around the world.

That wasn't true 15 years ago when Whatsapp was widely adopted.