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Meta is removing its Messenger apps for Windows and macOS (www.theverge.com)
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[-] tiramichu@sh.itjust.works 5 points 10 months ago
  1. They know people use the desktop app in order to not use the phone app, and they want those people on the phone instead because the phone is even more data-valuable and ad-valuable

Facebook web on mobile browser already doesn't allow messenger, and tells you to get the app. Pulling messenger from the desktop web browser will be the next move, forcing people to app completely.

Glad I don't use it.

[-] vacuumflower@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 10 months ago

And that's when I'm installing Prosody on my VDS and telling family to use Conversations.

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