@jomo "don't be evil"
@jomo yeah it was very different back in 2012 before Facebook got their hands on it.
Everyone switching to Signal 
now. I would recommend doing so as well.
@jomo If I'm not mistaken, June 2012 was a few months before they even introduced transport encryption.
@jomo When it was 2012
@jomo when did WhatsApp charge?
@stuartbrand I think it was free for a limited time when it launched, then 1$ until 2013, then 1$/y after the first year until 2016, then the user became the product
@jomo can I get an extended warranty?
@jomo Telegram it is, then.
@ShintoPlasm Telegram really isn't any better in this regard. And usually not even end-2-end-encrypted. Try Signal, Threema, Matrix, or Wire!
@jomo @ShintoPlasm signal go brrr , matrix/threema/wire/xmpp best
Have you considered the alternative?