Inb4 zerohedge lol. Inb4 racists need a platform, or its all Trumpers, or... Apparently 500 million racists decided they needed somewhere else to be. Or it could have something to do with free speech. Telegram Rockets To Number One Downloaded App In World The two-word Tweet from Elon Musk on Jan. 7 saying "Use Signal" has helped fuel millions in Signal and Telegram downloads. More importantly, Telegram, an instant messaging app with file transfer capabilities, has rocketed to the world's top app download. Musk, the world's richest man, told his Twitter followers of more than 46 million to "Use Signal" last month amid concerns about an updated privacy policy for WhatApp. On Jan. 12, days after Musk tweeted, Telegram said they "surpassed 500 million active users. 25 million new users joined in the last 72 hours: 38% came from Asia, 27% from Europe, 21% from Latin America, and 8% from MENA." Sensor Tower reports Telegram was the most downloaded app in the world for January. Meanwhile, Signal placed third. In December, Sensor Tower ranked Telegram at number 9 on the list, with WhatsApp at number 3. WhatsApp has since slid to the number 5 spot. Sensor Tower estimates Telegram downloads are up 3.8 times from January 2020, with a massive 63 million last month. Telegram founder Pavel Durov credited Telegram's success to "consistency" in a post on his Telegram channel. "For the last 7.5 years, we've consistently defended the privacy of our users and regularly improved the quality and feature set of our apps," he said, suggesting "focused effort [applied] over a long period of time" would bring success, whether it be in "sport, blogging, art, coding, business or studying." Facebook, and YouTube in an ideologically-driven purge by Silicon Valley, forcing many of them to find a new platform. From Musk's tweet to conservatives finding a new home after being purged from traditional social media channels, it appears Telegram last month greatly benefited from the great migration. In case you're wondering what makes Telegram so special - well - the company laid it out in a tweet: "Some users like the unlimited cloud storage, some like the synced cross-platform apps, some like Telegram's dedication to privacy and security."
How is free speech being touched in an instant message app? Facebook is a social media platform not an instant messaging platform. Also whatsapp is still free and ad free. Conservatives are free to post their messages to each other on Whatsapp
Good for them, there are always options out there for instant messaging. I just dont get the point that Telegram is popular because people think whatsapp is censoring conservatives? Or did it get popular because a popular guy like Musk endorsed it?
Well at least you can use the filter to hide your face in the video.... helpful when the FBI comes looking for you.
Musk was tweeting about Signal, Telegram uptick is mostly due to Whatsapp new terms of service and retrograde cons joining tech savvy leftists who's been on Telegram/Signal for years now and don't want their data being sold to the highest bidder.