[swiley]

This is why it’s so important to avoid closed software and especially avoid software that depends on network services run by individual companies.

[hackissimo123]

I agree, but how? Everyone I know uses WhatsApp. If I close my Facebook account I lose my only method of contacting a great deal of people who I used to know and don't want to lose touch with. How do I get off these platforms when no-one else will?