alt Hacker NewsBecause until today that IS what it meant! Are you claiming that "pray i do not change the deal further" is a sane approach?
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direwolf20 • today at 2:24 AM
The recipient is already using third-party code. I am using a Samsung OS, which is not from Meta, to see your messages. Do you object to this? I also have the YouTube PiP overlay layer in front of your messages.
sagarm • today at 5:25 AM
That is Zuck's usual MO, so why not apply it when it's not to his advantage?
I just don’t think that’s a reasonable expectation of a telecommunications tool, so yeah, I think it’s a fair change well within the norms and expectations of an instant messenger.
You should get to control how/ to whom your data is distributed, but also requiring these recipients to only use software and services of your choosing seems excessive. Platform lock-in at this point seems like the much greater harm.
I could see the case for a small indicator in the contact details that they’re using a third-party client, but anything more (green bubbles?) would be counterproductive.