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The Day WhatsApp Goes Dark (xn--gckvb8fzb.com)
submitted 2 days ago by mesamunefire@piefed.social to c/technology@lemmy.world
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A thought experiment in what we built without noticing.

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[–] Gsus4@mander.xyz 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I'd just call (ok, text) one or two people who manage whatsapp groups I use the most and ask them to recreate the groups in some other platform, preferrably signal/element or such and add everyone back (via email preferrably). It would be a weird day for people with tons of contacts and groups...but it would not be a calamity...right?