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I didn't understand when everyone jumped on Facebook messenger instead of just using their phone's built in text messaging and I still don't. It's like people crave spying or something...
Because on a lot of countries (like mine), text messages (SMS), are paid or very limited. For example, I only have 2k per month. And remember that some texts, can count as 3 SMSs depending on the number of characters they have.
Since Android is the most used OS here, apps like WhatsApp and Messenger are the default ones. They could/should move Signal/Telegram, but that’s another subject.
That at least explains your situation, it doesn't explain the people around me in this country. Everyone rushed to download those apps, despite knowing that Facebook analyzes everything.