Jan Vlug<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://assortedflotsam.com/@smeg" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>smeg</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.coop/@smallcircles" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>smallcircles</span></a></span> I'm from the Netherlands. I refuse to install WhatsApp, actually, I can't because I have a Linux <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Librem5" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Librem5</span></a> phone.</p><p>I use SMS when people do not have <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Signal</span></a>. My experience is that people will install Signal after exchanging a few SMS's and you tell them about Signal. If you give in and install WhatsApp, other people will start contacting you on WhatsApp for sure, and Signal usage between you and your contacts will go down.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RefuseAppCompulsion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RefuseAppCompulsion</span></a></p>