They seem to be backpedaling because seeing Signal and Telegram gaining so helluva many new users must have been scary.
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Overton window strategy
And later on they’ll likely use different words to convince people it is not the same change, but it will do the exact same thing.
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Exactly.
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Okay, what if I use Archive.is for archived copies instead?
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Giving user more time, as in waiting for a couple of weeks until this blows off and then doing it again, but incrementally over the span of two or three months. Just move away from whatsapp folks.
This tactic is so common. Indian government said there was a lot of “misinformation” and “confusion” around the new farm laws without, as in this case, trying to clear said “misinformation” and “confusion”.
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