There are so many solutions looking for problems now it has become a new problem of its own, and so we enter a phase of automatic feedback and growth.
Revolver.news what Drudge Report used to be https://www.revolver.news/2021/02/maga-blood-libel-why-are-they-hiding-the-medical-report/
This increase in Telegram & Signal downloads was caused by WhatsApp announcing that they were going to share all data with their mothership Facebook. And if you don't agree to WhatsApp doing that with your data you are going to lose access to the app. After the spike in Telegram & Signal downloads WhatsApp backpedaled. They have postponed their implementation of this from February to May, and have started a publicity campaign to downplay the things they intend to do.