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Apple says it will remove services such as FaceTime and iMessage from the UK rather than weaken security if new proposals are made law and acted upon. (www.bbc.com)
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[–] gchap@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Plenty of people in the UK/Europe use third party apps already, iMessage is certainly less of a big deal than it is in the US.

[–] rms1990@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago

Don't forget canada. So many people here use imessage or whatsapp

[–] falkerie71@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

For sure. I live in Asia, and the Green vs Blue bubble thing that probably only exists in the US is just so mind boggling to me.

[–] Fisch@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I live in germany and I don't know a single person that uses SMS or iMessage. Almost everyone here uses WhatsApp.

[–] phillycodehound@geddit.social 2 points 1 year ago

WhatsApp isn't much better. It's owned by Meta afterall!