Elon Musk tweet impact: Signal app registration system crashes as users look for 'WhatsApp alternative'
Signal saw a spike in registration after Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who is also the world’s richest man, asked his followers to join the messaging service.
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The new WhatsApp privacy policy has led to users search for alternatives that do not share their confidential details with other apps and services. One such private encrypted messaging app is Signal, which saw a massive spike in registration after the world’s richest man Elon Musk recommended it to users.
Signal informed about the surge in user registration on Twitter. “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,” the app’s official Twitter account tweeted.