After the WhatsApp update, many users migrate to other messenger services.
Tesla founder Elon Musk also advertised an alternative provider online.
After the messenger service
WhatsApp
updated the terms of use, criticism hailed online.
Tesla founder
Elon Musk
also commented on this on social networks.
Many users are now switching to alternatives such as
Threema
or
Signal
.
Munich - Anyone who
has opened
in the past few days
will have noticed: The messenger service is changing its terms of use.
Those who do not accept them by February 8th should no longer be able to use the app.
Above all, more data should be exchanged between the parent company
and the messenger service.
Many users don't like that, they get upset about the data octopus
- and aggressively advertise alternatives such as
Threema
,
Signal
or
Telegram
.
The
innovation was also noticeable
in the
Apple Store
and the
Google Play Store
.
Threema topped
the charts for paid apps,
Signal
topped
the charts for
free apps.
Tesla founder
Elon Musk
should also
play a role in this.
The 49-year-old wrote on Twitter: "Use Signal".
Signal is a free and encrypted messenger service.
The renewed influx even overloaded the registration process to such an extent that registration was temporarily not possible.
Use signal
- Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 7, 2021
Alternative to WhatsApp: Signal and Threema top the charts
The tweet
Musks
has until Tuesday afternoon almost 340,000 like button information collected, also over 15,000 comments and 55,000 retweets.
The collapse of Signal's registration system is arguably a direct result of the Tesla founder's tweet.
Because shortly after his well-received post, Signal could no
longer send
verification
codes because the SMS gateway was overloaded.
Signal was able to fix the problems shortly afterwards
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.
Hang in there.
- Signal (@signalapp) January 7, 2021
Signal enables
end-to-end encrypted text messages
as well as secure voice and video calls.
Since December, the messenger has also had encrypted video group calls in its program.
Signal has just increased the maximum number of participants from five to eight.
(fmü)
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