Likewise. I've managed to keep that little shit show in limbo for several months now. Wonder the same thing.
A few weeks ago I was forced to accept or I couldn't keep using the app at all.
What have you switched to now?
I haven't switched, I accepted them because I don't really care. I just wanted to see for how long I could push it.
At the moment Facebook bought them I started researching alternatives and I am happy to say that a couple of hundred friends and family of mine have switched and not a single person has tried to reach me on WhatsApp for months until I uninstalled it.