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WhatsApp users flock to rival message platforms
Jan 12, 2021
The change does not apply to users in the UK and Europe.
However, the notification has been sent to everyone.
Both Telegram and Signal also offer free-to-use encrypted messaging services.
This included big surges in India, where downloads went from 12,000 to 2.7 million, the UK (from 7,400 to 191,000) and the US (63,000 to 1.1 million).
In a series of tweets, Signal said some people were reporting issues with creating groups and delays to verification codes arriving because of the rapid expansion but that it was solving the issues.
“Our new servers are ready to serve you,” it said on 10 January.
We continue to shatter traffic records and add capacity as more and more people come to terms with how much they dislike Facebook’s new terms. If you weren’t able to create a new group recently, please try again. New servers are ready to serve you. — Signal (@signalapp) January 10, 2021
It also received endorsement from Tesla co-founder Elon Musk, who tweeted “use Signal” on 7 January.
Telegram has proved even more popular, with downloads booming globally from 6.5 million for the week beginning 28 December to 11 million over the following week.
In the UK, downloads went from 47,000 to 101,000. And in the US they went from 272,000 to 671,000.
“It’ll be interesting to see whether this latest trend sticks, or users revert back to what they know.”
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