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[–] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

How do I even pushback? Its like the iMessages/Whatsapp of the Chinese Diaspora.

Feels like a lost cause... 🤷‍♂️

They even gave microphone permissions for voice messages (because typing is hard apparantly, maybe because its not 26 letters... idk).

What is better than government spying on you? TWO governments spying on you (China (via Wechat) and USA (via Google)).