Facebook-owned WhatsApp messaging app is under fire currently due to its controversial privacy policy. Many users across the globe are switching to its alternative messaging apps such as Signal and Telegram. Encrypted messaging app Telegram which added over 100 new million users in January and getting popular among Indians has rolled out several new features to attract more users.
According to the survey by CyberMedia Research (CMR), over the past one year, 37 per cent of users in India have actually used Telegram, compared to a mere 10 per cent for Signal, a rather nascent messaging app that is enjoying a spike in downloads in recent days, the news agency IANS recently reported.