Privacyconcerns led by new WhatsApp update have helped other messaging apps likeTelegram. The user base of Telegram got a big push after the privacycontroversy of WhatsApp.
Withthe Monthly Active Users (MAU) surpassing 500 million, Telegram shared it in amessage that 25 million new users have joined the platform in last 72 hours.
Thefounder and CEO of Telegram, Pavel Durov, is also known as the founder ofRussian social networking site VK. He left VK in 2014 after clashing withRussian authorities over data safety issues.
Durovsaid, ""These new users came from across the globe," he writeson his channel on Telegram. "We've had surges of downloads before,throughout our 7-year history of protecting user privacy. But this time isdifferent. People no longer want to exchange their privacy for free services,"he added.
Telegramhas also been criticized in the past for not taking down any illegal chat ormessages or links. Amidst privacy concerns, WhatsApp had to publish a full pageadvertisements on newspapers yesterday.
Similarly,the head of WhatsApp has mentioned in the Twitter thread about the safety ofthe app.
Platformslike Signal and Telegram are getting recognition from potential users after thesuspected privacy concerns about WhatsApp came to light.