Let us tell you that on Saturday at 5:26 am, Signal Tweet The app has been ranked first in the list of top free apps on Apple App Store in India, Austria, France, Finland, Germany, Hong Kong and Switzerland.
The surge in new sign-ups for Signal was apparently so large that users on some networks were experiencing delays in receiving verification codes. While tweeting on Thursday, Musk wrote ‘Use Signal’ advising people to use the Signal app. This little advice from the world’s richest man resulted in a flurry of new sign-ups on Signal and overloaded the servers.
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
WhatsApp rival itself confirmed this on Twitter. The developer wrote that the sudden surge in sign-ups is causing delays in sending verification codes to network providers.
This is a golden chance for Signal App, where the app can increase its user base, because currently WhatsApp is facing criticism due to its new privacy policy. Let us tell you that WhatsApp has changed its policies and this change is not safe for the personal data of the user. As per the policy, it will now be mandatory to share data with Facebook, but WhatsApp has now clarified that the privacy policies for users remain unchanged. The new privacy policy changes are for business accounts only.
Apart from Musk, Edward Snowden also recommended Signal. A user had asked why they should trust Signal. In response to which he wrote “Here’s a reason: I use it every day and I’m not dead yet.”
Signal is an open-source messaging app focused on privacy and used by many large institutions including journalists, security experts across the world.
