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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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falkerie71@sh.itjust.works
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There are a lot of things to hate about Apple, but this I can get behind. Get people using 3rd party messaging apps too! Preferably ones with e2e encryption.

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gchap@lemmy.world
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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.

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rms1990@lemmy.ca
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Don’t forget canada. So many people here use imessage or whatsapp

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falkerie71@sh.itjust.works
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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.

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Fisch@lemmy.ml
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I live in germany and I don’t know a single person that uses SMS or iMessage. Almost everyone here uses WhatsApp.

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PCH@geddit.social
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WhatsApp isn’t much better. It’s owned by Meta afterall!

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KptnAutismus@lemmy.world
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i can recommend signal

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bestonecrazy@lemmy.zip
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Element is on the App Store

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