Dropping WhatsApp? Nostalgia drives users to ICQ
Dropping WhatsApp? Nostalgia drives users to ICQ File Photo ReutersPremium Newley Purnell , The Wall Street Journal Before social media was about algorithms and viral misinformation, kids in Hong Kong loved a clunky instant-messaging service used on dial-up PCs. Now they’re grown up, and back. Share Via Read Full Story WhatsApp users around the world who are worried about the company’s shifting policy on data privacy are flocking to rival messaging apps such as Signal and Telegram. In Hong Kong, some are choosing an alternative that reminds them of their childhood—before algorithms, Bi...
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