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Elon Musk tweeted use Signal over WhatsApp

Post, Elon Musk's tweet to his 41.5 million users regarding the use of encrypted messaging app Signal, it saw a significant surge in new users signing up. He also tweeted to apparently shun WhatsApp. Last year, taking a dig at WhatsApp over repeated users' privacy violations amid security vulnerabilities, Musk took to Twitter with a meme, showing various ‘mechanical arm' emojis representing Apple, Google, Microsoft, Samsung, and WhatsApp respectively

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Elon Musk tweeted use Signal over WhatsApp
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Published : Jan 8, 2021, 2:20 PM IST

Updated : Feb 16, 2021, 7:53 PM IST

New Delhi: Musk tweeted a meme late on 7 Jan, criticizing Facebook for its inability to stop Capitol chaos going viral.

The tweet posted an image of a series of ever-larger dominos, juxtaposed the start of Facebook on the Harvard University campus, all the way into becoming a platform that helped facilitate the attack on Capitol Hill.

"This is called the domino effect," Musk said in a tweet.



A vocal critic of Facebook-owned WhatsApp, he added: "Use Signal".

Signal then saw a flood of new users attempting to sign in.

"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. Hang in there," Signal tweeted.

  • 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. Hang in there.

    — Signal (@signalapp) January 7, 2021 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data=" ">



"Everyone should be able to register without delay again. Thanks to all of the carriers who flipped the right switches so that people can keep switching," it further said.

Also Read: SpaceX launches crew to International Space Station

Last year, taking a dig at WhatsApp over repeated users' privacy violations amid security vulnerabilities, Musk took to Twitter with a meme, showing various ‘mechanical arm' emojis representing Apple, Google, Microsoft, Samsung, and WhatsApp respectively.

Musk posted the image with the caption: "New emoji! The last one comes with a free phone hack." The "last one" happened to be the WhatsApp version of the robotic arm emoji.

Creating history, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Musk, who had once decided to sell off Tesla owing to poor results, became the richest person on the planet on 7 Jan, going past Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos on Bloomberg Billionaires Index, a ranking of the world's 500 wealthiest people.

Also Read: Know the features of Lava smartphones (Z1, Z2, Z4 and Z6) and fitness band, Befit

(Inputs from IANS)

New Delhi: Musk tweeted a meme late on 7 Jan, criticizing Facebook for its inability to stop Capitol chaos going viral.

The tweet posted an image of a series of ever-larger dominos, juxtaposed the start of Facebook on the Harvard University campus, all the way into becoming a platform that helped facilitate the attack on Capitol Hill.

"This is called the domino effect," Musk said in a tweet.



A vocal critic of Facebook-owned WhatsApp, he added: "Use Signal".

Signal then saw a flood of new users attempting to sign in.

"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. Hang in there," Signal tweeted.

  • 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. Hang in there.

    — Signal (@signalapp) January 7, 2021 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data=" ">



"Everyone should be able to register without delay again. Thanks to all of the carriers who flipped the right switches so that people can keep switching," it further said.

Also Read: SpaceX launches crew to International Space Station

Last year, taking a dig at WhatsApp over repeated users' privacy violations amid security vulnerabilities, Musk took to Twitter with a meme, showing various ‘mechanical arm' emojis representing Apple, Google, Microsoft, Samsung, and WhatsApp respectively.

Musk posted the image with the caption: "New emoji! The last one comes with a free phone hack." The "last one" happened to be the WhatsApp version of the robotic arm emoji.

Creating history, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Musk, who had once decided to sell off Tesla owing to poor results, became the richest person on the planet on 7 Jan, going past Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos on Bloomberg Billionaires Index, a ranking of the world's 500 wealthiest people.

Also Read: Know the features of Lava smartphones (Z1, Z2, Z4 and Z6) and fitness band, Befit

(Inputs from IANS)

Last Updated : Feb 16, 2021, 7:53 PM IST
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