< Clearing conversations, why is it offensive?
I could see that with emails. Emails are different and more analogous to a letter. IMs are more like an in-person conversation. I guess it's not super creepy or anything, but I legitimately, in good faith, don't see why clearing a conversation is so offensive to so many people.
It's a consent thing. No one would care if you only deleted it from your phone. Clearing from both phones is the equivalent of snatching someone's phone and deleting a thread without permission. Anyone is entitled to what they have on their phone