Messaging App Signal’s Response To “Dump WhatsApp” Tweet
WhatsApp’s coverage replace has raised safety issues.
There was an enormous bounce within the variety of individuals downloading the messaging app Signal after Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted “Use Signal” to his 41 million followers on Thursday. The surge got here simply hours after Elon Musk endorsed the service, as modifications to WhatsApp’s phrases and privateness coverage raised safety issues.
WhatsApp’s coverage change brought on fairly a stir earlier this week, with stories claiming that the massively standard messaging app would start sharing extra person information with mum or dad firm Facebook. Amid rising privateness issues, plenty of social media customers introduced their resolution to modify to Signal – an encrypted, privacy-focused messaging app. Developed by a nonprofit basis, Signal is supported by person donations.
As calls to boycott WhatsApp grew on social media, author and human rights activist Iyad el-Baghdadi tweeted: “It’s time to dump @Whatsapp and get our moms to use @signalapp.”
“There is no other way,” he added.
Signal’s official Twitter deal with had a candy response to the tweet. “There are no Terms of Service for a mother’s love,” Signal tweeted.
There aren’t any Terms of Service for a mom’s love.https://t.co/uWaguxLtVy
— Signal (@signalapp) January 7, 2021
The tweet has racked up practically 2,000 ‘likes’ and 300 ‘retweets’ on the microblogging platform.
The surge within the variety of individuals downloading Signal led to verification codes being delayed for brand new individuals attempting to hitch the service. “Verification codes are currently delayed across several providers because so many new people are trying to join Signal right now (we can barely register our excitement). We are working with carriers to resolve this as quickly as possible,” the messaging service knowledgeable customers via a Twitter put up Thursday.
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