Telegram Gains Millions Of New Users After WhatsApp Outage

Telegram Gains Millions Of New Users After WhatsApp OutageOne man’s meat is another man’s poison, but if you were to translate this to the modern day context, “one web service’s outage is another service’s membership gain.” Case in point – WhatsApp, the recently acquired entity by Facebook for a whopping $19 billion, endured its biggest outage to date (not the most auspicious of starts, for sure), where even the company’s CEO has issued a formal apology. Well, their most recent outage has seen millions of new users signing up for Telegram, which is a messaging app that places plenty of emphasis on privacy as well as security.

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    India closes state-run telegram service after 163 years

    India closes staterun telegram service after 163 years

    Sunday night marked closure of India’s telegram service after 163 years STOP
    Service had lost money for several years, only 75 offices had remained open STOP
    Email and smartphone use had replaced antiquated system STOP
    End of an era STOP

    [Image Credit: Indian Stamp Ghar]

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