• The Velour Fog @lemmy.world
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    22 hours ago

    Not entirely sure, I’ve never had to decouple someone from social media. My relatives are hopelessly addicted to Facebook.

    A suggestion would be to try to gently persuade them of the harms of WeChat, but not to be too pushy about it, could cause them to push back or use it on secret. If they care about their privacy, perhaps taking that route would be beneficial. Having some articles on hand that affirm your argument can help too.

    • DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works
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      22 hours ago

      How do I even pushback? Its like the iMessages/Whatsapp of the Chinese Diaspora.

      Feels like a lost cause… 🤷‍♂️

      They even gave microphone permissions for voice messages (because typing is hard apparantly, maybe because its not 26 letters… idk).

      What is better than government spying on you? TWO governments spying on you (China (via Wechat) and USA (via Google)).