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highplainsdem

(49,004 posts) Fri Mar 4, 2022, 04:38 PM Mar 2022

NYT: Instagram and WhatsApp, more popular than FB in Russia, unaffected by Facebook ban

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NYT: Instagram and WhatsApp, more popular than FB in Russia, unaffected by Facebook ban (Original Post) highplainsdem Mar 2022 OP

So it's more for show than anything, or the decision was made by incompetents... RockRaven Mar 2022 #1

Shhhhh..... Wingus Dingus Mar 2022 #2

Wonder if all those politicians who advertise & fundraise from FB, Twitter... Budi Mar 2022 #3

Hmm... Mike Nelson Mar 2022 #4

All owned by Facebook, I believe Ron Obvious Mar 2022 #5

RockRaven

(14,974 posts)

1. So it's more for show than anything, or the decision was made by incompetents...

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Fri Mar 4, 2022, 04:43 PM

Mar 2022

Wingus Dingus

(8,054 posts)

2. Shhhhh.....

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Fri Mar 4, 2022, 04:45 PM

Mar 2022

Budi

(15,325 posts)

3. Wonder if all those politicians who advertise & fundraise from FB, Twitter...

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Fri Mar 4, 2022, 04:47 PM

Mar 2022

...& did so with the help of troll farms & bots that kept their names & messages trending at the top of the page since 2015 will be as successful with WhatsApp & Instagram. At least till they're cut off also.

Mike Nelson

(9,959 posts)

4. Hmm...

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Fri Mar 4, 2022, 05:10 PM

Mar 2022

... that's weird... I can't believe Russia wouldn't ban all three... they hate Facebook, yes, but I know Instagram posts true war stories to Russians. Twitter, too... probably they will all be banned, soon...

Ron Obvious

(6,261 posts)

5. All owned by Facebook, I believe

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Fri Mar 4, 2022, 06:15 PM

Mar 2022

Don't use any of them myself.

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