False dichotomy. Nobody's forcing you to use proprietary messaging app like WhatsApp in the West. FOSS tools like Signal are the norm in privacy circles.
replyAssuming you think Meta can write secure proprietary software and trust them to do so.
replyWell for a Russian I think there's barely a chance that Russia manages to compromise any of the US giants at large scale, so Meta is a better choice than VK, Telegram or any of the Chinese services.
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