[ivanmontillam]

If you live outside the US, it's even worse with WhatsApp.

If for whatever reason you dislike WhatsApp, you just can't also be a society's functioning member.

Some companies have decided to deprecate email and phone support and only have a WhatsApp chat, potentially with AI slop. I've had to discontinue my services with some of these companies because of that.

Even some government services are going through WhatsApp; I've had to be there in person, among senior citizens just because of their tech choices.

I pretty much vouch for "vote with your wallet," but I am running out of alternatives.

[carlosjobim]

I never do business with those kind of companies, and it's not any problem in my life. If you can't reach them by email or phone, then they don't get any money.

[ahdanggit]

In the Philippines everyone uses Facebook because you can use Messenger for free without data charges.