Telegram and Signal increase popularity due to new ‘WhatsApp privacy agreement”

Last week, Telegram and Signal became one of the most downloaded applications in Turkey due to the “WhatsApp privacy agreement Change” which caused a great reaction among users. According to Google Play data, Telegram became the most popular app last night, while Signal came in second. WhatsApp’s decline in ranking continues.

The “privacy agreement change confirmation screen” which has recently started to appear in screens (used by WhatsApp users) was discussed by users for several days. After the announcement that users of the “European region” will not be affected by this update and that users in this region will not be sharing their data with Facebook, the reaction of users in Turkey has grown and there has been a big rise in alternative applications.

TELEGRAM BECOMES FIRST ALTERNATIVE CHOICE REGARDING ESCAPE FROM WHATSAPP

Previously, Telegram had enjoyed big in increase in download rates due to WhatsApp’s connection problems. However, WhatsApp’s privacy policy change has made Telegram the most popular messaging app for the first time. Telegram has more comprehensive features than WhatsApp and is open source, making it the first choice.