[Cmortoc]

What are you all using instead?

[ok_coo]

Snapchat is what my extended family uses to communicate with each other and send fun stuff.

Whatsapp for group communication with friends overseas.

Both of these apps don't have the BS that comes with Facebook.

If you still want to get your fix, TikTok is better platform for getting a mix of interesting content from normal people.

Aside from using Facebook messenger to chat, I don't see a good purpose for Facebook any more, maybe the groups are useful for people?

[kingaillas]

Do Snapchat, Whatsapp, whatever else have scheduling features? I have friends that use FB to schedule events and send invites out. And various groups I'm in use the scheduling feature to set event times, etc.

One group I'm in, entirely devoted to online games, has switched to Discord. But there is a 0% chance Discord will be adopted by the rest of the groups/friends that use FB event scheduling and messaging.

[ok_coo]

I don't think Snapchat/Whatsapp has any sort of scheduling features, just sending pics and video to groups of people.

From what friends have said, FB groups features (scheduling, etc.) are what keep them on that platform, along with messenger.

[paxys]

Group texts became the preferred social media platform a few years ago, which is why Facebook bought WhatsApp.

[polka_haunts_us]

Most of my friends group primarily uses Discord these days. It isn't a full throated replacement for Facebook b/c the server isn't full of anonymous randos, but I don't think most of us want that anyways.

[Shared404]

I don't use it, but most of my peers would use Snapchat instead. It doesn't fill the exact same role, but it's the closest I can think of.

[lhorie]

Same boat. I mostly use WhatsApp (though, honestly, I don't use it regularly). My wife also uses WeChat.

[bromonkey]

Signal Messenger