• Eager Eagle@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    SMS is not going anywhere on a global scale

    Because it’s already retired in many countries for a whole decade. SMS is not used for personal communications since data plans became widespread and apps like WhatsApp, WeChat, and even social media chats took over. The US is probably one of the few countries where the masses still use it.

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      11 months ago

      I’m not American and it’s still widely used in my country.

      Removal of SMS was a brain-dead move.