Time to close all your accounts on anything owned by Meta, y'all. There is a Fediverse or privacy-oriented version of everything they do. And maybe you won't find the same people there, but you certainly will find new ones that are definitely worth your time and attention. Ad-free. Nazi-bootlicker-free.
I’d had the thing since 2003. It was the last non-fedi social media I was holding onto (the only way to keep in touch with certain people, and all that.)
All the power to you! We need to normalize keeping in touch with each other in a more personal way. They robbed writing thoughtful letters, postcards and greeting cards from us.
Of course it can't work right away for everyone. But it's a conversation you can have, explain your concerns, why it would be better to move on to a different software.
I used to talk to my family over WhatsApp, until they had a 24h outage and we switched to Signal, to never come back. But I still have dozens of other people there who won't switch. At some point it's a tradeoff you decide to make
Anyone have a recommendation for a cross platform fediverse app to replace FB Messenger specifically? I don’t use the FB site but I do use Messenger to stay in touch with my family back home and for a group chat with my wife and kids.
Would specifically need macOS, Windows and iOS support.