Russia’s VK unveils WeChat clone built on Putin’s orders: the app has mic and camera access, gathers user data, and shares it with the state
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Who the hell do they think they are? Microsoft?!
No, Microsoft charges a subscription fee and places their crapware on the desktop, taskbar, start menu and as default messaging application.
It's not WeChat, it's ШеСнат. That's an entire alphabet of differences! /s
defenesstateechat.
So Meta?
In communist Russia, turns out social media is just like in capitalist west.