Its controversial privacy statement WhatsApp has caused mass migration of users to other platforms such as Telegram and Signal as they seem to disagree with his decision Facebook who wants their data.
The Telegram service surpassed 500 million active users earlier this year, and now company founder Pavel Durov says the number of accounts activated on the platform has grown even more in recent days.
"Growth has accelerated so much that 'we may be witnessing the largest digital migration in human history,'" Durov said in a blog post this week. revealing that even political leaders have joined the platform.
The presidents of Brazil and Turkeys have been using Telegram in recent days, apart from the leaders of France, Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan and Mexico, who have been active on the platform for some time.
Durov stressed Telegram's commitment to transparency in communication channels, explaining that there are no active monitoring algorithms on the platform.
“We are proud that political leaders, as well as many public organizations, rely on Telegram to fight misinformation and spread awareness about important issues in their societies. Unlike other networks, Telegram does not uses μη διαφανείς αλγόριθμους για να αποφασίσει εάν ένας συνδρομητής θα βλέπει content in which it is registered or not. As a result, Telegram channels are the only direct way for leaders to reliably connect with their audiences.”
WhatsApp has already announced a delay of 3 months for the new privacy policy, explaining that he wants to give everyone more time to understand what is changing.
However, the company states that consumers are not affected, as their data will not be shared on Facebook or third parties, because the new privacy policy only applies to businesses.
The new deadline for enforcing the new privacy policy is May 15th.