Also, as a customer, I’m definitely won’t bother to create an account on Meta just so i can interact with the businesses(whatsapp is the sole exception)

Sometimes you are pressured by your peers:

• “This business has this thing/event on FB/WA/IG, lets all sign in using the app and go. Cmon just make an account don’t be like that”
• “Look at this promotion/raffle/party/event, we could participate, we just need to add a like/repost/whatever on this page.”

Businesses also bring people in:

• “To participate in this campaign or have access to this discount, you must like/repost/whatever on our FB/IG page.”
• “To book the room/court/machine/etc, please reach us out using Whatsapp, or join our Whatsapp community”

And many other scenarios.

Over the years I saw countless examples of this. A business presence brings people in to the closed platform, and you get pushed out of social circles and activities because you aren’t a customer of Meta.

True, but customers also go to where businesses are. People are feeling pressured to use these services by businesses that only have a presence there.

True, but someone has to start.

Stop using meta products

f-droid, apk, all built on top of Google ruled tech. The problem is Android and the grip Google has on it.

Use the Web, or if you have the tech skills, other OS. Interacting with a model, is just text after all.

Mistral requires play services.

You don’t need to use Google/Android, you chose to.

Stopped using and producing content for reddit a long time ago.

Long live Lemmy.