WhatsApp has found itself in the second position in the App store with Signal topping the chart because of WhatsApp\’s contentious new terms of service slated to go into effect from February 8, 2021. Several Public influencers have come forward and urged people to download Signal.
Sanjhi Soch Beauro –Amid the Whatsapp privacy policy controversy, Critics are now urging consumers and businesses to migrate to other instant messaging platforms that are seen to be more secure and are claimed to offer superior encryption. People have already begun the shifting process and one of the biggest reasons users are not taking this privacy issue lightly is because business tycoons and public influencers have continued to voice their opinions on the matter.
Many celebrities have come forward and urged people to quit Whatsapp and install Signal claiming it to be the most secure instant messaging application. These are the celebrities who have endorsed the ‘Signal’ app.
- Elon Musk: Signal’s popularity instantly shot up after it was endorsed by the world’s richest businessman and one of the most-followed person on Twitter, The messaging service saw a spike in registration after Tesla CEO Elon Musk asked his followers to join Signal.
- Jack Dorsey: Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey also endorsed Signal. Jack took to his micro-blogging site and shared an image which shows Signal stands first on the top charts list of App Store.
- Anand Mahindra: The Indian business tycoon, the chairman of Mahindra Group also joined the league and urged users to join Signal aap, being dubbed as a secure alternative to the Facebook-owned WhatsApp.
“Have installed Signal messaging. Maybe soon there will be a #signalwonderbox,” tweeted Mahindra, who has 8.3 million followers on the micro-blogging site.-
- Edward Snowden: American whistleblower Edward Snowden has also urged users to switch to Signal saying that he uses the app every day and that it is secure. When someone on Twitter tagged Snowden and said there is no reason to trust Signal, he replied saying, “Here’s a reason: I use it (Signal) every day, and I’m not dead yet.”
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- Vijay Shekhar Sharma: Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma has urged users to move to Signal and not fall victim to WhatsApp’s new policy. Sharma further noted that WhatsApp and Facebook are abusing their monopoly in India and taking users’ privacy for granted.
“They say the market has power. We are the largest market. Here in India, WhatsApp / Facebook are abusing their monopoly & taking away millions of users’ privacy for granted. We should move on to @signalapp NOW. It is up to us to become victim or reject such moves,” Sharma wrote on Twitter.
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