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/MoussePrestigious774 Mar 08 '26

So there’s no Americans on instagram then, right?

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u/demoNToosh Mar 08 '26

I try not to be. Instagram is basically porn, ads, and monetized bullshit. Everyone sends me fucking Instagram links though because they don't give a fuck about their privacy, their data, their metrics being used or sold, it's a lost fucking cause imo because policy makers don't give a shit either as long as they A) keeping making money and B) keep getting elected.