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Signal Takes Dig On WhatsApp Over Global Blackout; Welcomes New Users
After all Facebook-owned apps, including WhatsApp, encountered a 45-minute global blackout on March 19, the messaging service's leading rival 'Signal' capitalized on the opportunity to launch digs. Signal wittily wrote on Twitter “Registrations through the Roof…Welcome everyone”, beckoning users in this pretext. Reportedly, both WhatsApp and Signal have been embroiled in a cut-throat competition ever since the former announced privacy policy… read-more
Tags: WhatsApp, WhatsAppDown, Facebook, Signal App, Twitter
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FB Cites 'Technical Issue' For WhatsApp, Instagram Global Outage
The Facebook has stated that its applications WhatsApp and Instagram suffered global outage due to a "technical issue". The social media giant's statement came following the outage that lasted about 45 minutes on March 20. The outage tracking website Downdetector.com revealed that the blackout started around 10:40 PM in India affecting thousands of users. However, the issue has not occurred for the first as the apps went down for hours in… read-more
Tags: WhatsAppDown, Facebook, Social Media, Twitter
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Signal Suffers Outage Owing To Influx Of Millions Of New Users
The messaging app Signal on January 15 faced a mass outage after millions of subscribers flooded towards it following the WhatsApp's privacy row. Subsequently, users of Signal faced disruptions in messaging services of the app. Citing technical difficulties as reason, Signal acknowledged the problem and assure to resolve it. "Privacy is our priority, but adding capacity is a close second right now," it said. Reportedly, nearly three million… read-more
Tags: Signal App, WhatsAppDown, Data Privacy
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