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[โ€“] bountygiver@lemmy.ml 2 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (1 children)

WhatsApp used to not be free, I'm talking about before meta bought them, and totally worth paying the subscription for as they were the one of the kind multi-platform messenger working with all the non-smart phones that have internet connectivity and ability to install 3rd party apps.

And back when they charged for service they do not collect all your data.

I remember WhatsApp telling me I only got a year free when I first started using it but they never asked for payment after that. Maybe that fell in line with Meta buying them.