Dropsafe

by Alec Muffett

I don’t have official confirmation, but I’m unilaterally declaring dibs on inspiration for this WhatsApp advertising campaign…

2025/06/01 19:31:37 BST

Compare and contrast this tweet of mine from 2021 – recounting a true event – which I’ve been reposting & citing everywhere ever since:

My 2yo nephew just demanded (& got) an e2e-encrypted WhatsApp bath-time singalong video call with his utterly beloved auntie; but all I could do is sit there and wonder what a mandatory "child protection" image classifier would make of the content, and to whom it would report it? pic.twitter.com/DiXqJHUesg
— Alec Muffett (@AlecMuffett) June 18, 2021

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One response to “I don’t have official confirmation, but I’m unilaterally declaring dibs on inspiration for this WhatsApp advertising campaign…”

2025/10/11

fayethe

hi, i made this ad! i had not seen your tweet before, but i’m glad you got a kick out of it!

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