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Teens abandon X and Facebook as TikTok and WhatsApp gain momentum, report (www.techspot.com)
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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago

WhatsApp has channels (public feeds centered around topics, a bit like microblogging), communities (groups about a subject, much like Facebook Groups), and updates (temporal video/photo statuses to share with your friends). You might only use it for DM, but it has much bigger aspirations.