How to get your friends to twonly

This blog post is heavily inspired from Threema's blog post - a great european messenger by the way.

You use twonly, but your contacts can't get away from Snapchat and the like? If this situation sounds familiar to you, here are a few practical tips and arguments that can help you convince those around you to use a image sharing service that respects their privacy.

Have simple arguments ready

Some people are not interested in being convinced of a particular attitude; instead, they prefer to hear briefly and concisely about the advantages a change of app could offer them. Why switch to a new app if the old one works and is free? Here are some short arguments why you decided to choose twonly before Snapchat:

• I want to focus more on European products and therefore try to avoid American apps.
• Snapchat records my communication behavior and creates a profile of me that is used for advertising purposes. I do not want to support such a business model.
• I don't want to disclose personal data, so I use a image sharing service that doesn't require a phone number or e-mail address.
• I do not want to support surveillance capitalism.
• I don't want to help consolidate the monopoly position of tech companies.
• I want to prevent my data from being misused for AI training and therefore use a chat app that does not use AI.
• For transparency reasons, I try to use open source software whenever possible.

Give away twonly

It's often the purchase price that stops people from downloading the app - it doesn't matter that a cappuccino often costs the same these days. twonly therefore offers the option of sharing the subscription with several people. You can also create vouchers in the app and give them to your friends as a gift.

Refer to twonly in your Snapchat status

If you continue to use Snapchat, change your status to “Snap to me on twonly”.

Set a good example

If you want to set a good example and can completely detach yourself from Snapchat, make sure that your contacts know about it.

• Let your contacts know with a short image that you can only be reached via twonly from a certain point in time.
• Change your status to “Snap to me on twonly” or similar. This way, your existing chat partners on Snapchat will know where to reach you.
• Delete the app (or your account).