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		bavell on Jan 9, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Signal gaining popularity in India after WhatsApp ... Why do you need to convince them to move to Signal at all? Why does Signal need to unlock more adoption? Constant growth and expansion isn't always a good thing and IMO it applies here.

dunefox on Jan 9, 2021 [–]

> Why do you need to convince them to move to Signal at all?

Because ideally one doesn't want to be forced to donate data to Facebook because of WhatsApps network effect?

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