This assume we have a Facebook app on the phone in oder to work, right?
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Samsung phones come with Facebook services pre-installed, with no way to remove it.
I guess you can deactivate them.
Yeah, but then their spyware is stoll on your storage.
One of the things that pushed me into the loving arms of GrapheneOS actually.
Facebook, Instagram or Yandex. Question is if any Meta App (eg WhatsApp) does the same
It definitely was enough for me to get rid of WhatsApp. But I was kind of looking for an excuse
Would love to as well, but my Grandmas don't want to switch after finally learning how WhatsApp works
Yeah, my big one was a friend living overseas but I finally got it sorted and they're on signal now 😅
WhatsApp is the more difficult one because some use it for work.
Then probably you can use an aggregator like Franz.
Never tested, but I guess you can throw the Meta app away then.
Edit: It seems Franz it thought for desktop, Snowball should do the job.
I don't use much of Fb (or Ig, BlueSky), but I always use them on browser even on the phone. I've any app installed for social medias except Lemmy.
In my case they shouldn't be able to track me, or?
If you still think Meta is providing a service, there are likely mental crisis lines locally. I don't understand why anyone uses any of their platforms.
I don't understand why anyone uses any of their platforms.
The answer to this question about almost any shitty platform is almost always the network effect.
Leaving Meta's platforms means leaving where most of your friends and family spend their time digitally, which makes it harder to connect with the people you know. No one can collectively agree on an alternative platform to all simultaneously move to, so in most cases, leaving Meta practically means cutting yourself off from your entire social graph.