alt Hacker NewsAll it would take is WhatsApp going paid plans only. All of Europe will switch to Telegram as primary messaging platform in a couple of days. Hence a paid only WhatsApp will never happen until every plausible alternative will be made impossible either by acquisition or by law.
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okanat • today at 2:22 AM
Whatsapp became successful by being cheaper than SMSes in Europe. But yeah people probably switch to the next convenient app.
> All of Europe will switch to Telegram as primary messaging platform in a couple of days.
I don't think you realize how much Telegram is associated with hated Russia and the local far-right in several European countries.