I think most people already solved this problem by joining Facebook.
Yes, it's obviously not quite the same thing. But it's a central place which (almost) everyone has joined. Many have listed their phone/email details, and if they haven't I can usually message them to ask.
Different networks partition the users, and the unnecessary extras "piggyback" on the essential service here -- managing list of contacts. China blocks FB due to the piggyback'd content -- the "keep in touch" part is collateral damage.
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I think most people already solved this problem by joining Facebook.
Yes, it's obviously not quite the same thing. But it's a central place which (almost) everyone has joined. Many have listed their phone/email details, and if they haven't I can usually message them to ask.
Welcome to China.
huh? is that china is just like this? or not?
facebook is blocked in china
but the clone site does the same thing - presumably at the same penetration
Different networks partition the users, and the unnecessary extras "piggyback" on the essential service here -- managing list of contacts. China blocks FB due to the piggyback'd content -- the "keep in touch" part is collateral damage.