signal Overwhelmed With Downloads App Crashes After Spike In Users
users have shifted from whatsapp to signal following their take it or leave it privacy policy however the application crashed on friday due to steep spike in the downloads here's a look at the report coming in miffed over whatsapp's new privacy rules users across the globe are switching to another messaging app called signal but users of the new platform on friday were in for a root shock when the app collapsed due to the huge surge in the number of sign ups to the application leading to disruption in sending messages and sharing data acknowledging the technical glitch signal said their teams were working to fix the difficulties at the earliest the statement by signal made it clear that the huge number of new signups outnumbered the most optimistic projections by the platform about their server capacity signal in their statement also reassured its more than 50 million users that the company is committed to data privacy with the current outcry over data breach and privacy across social media platforms many believe that signal has undeniable privacy advantages over whatsapp signal also does not have any sister platforms like in case of whatsapp which has facebook and instagram but the big question is can signal survive the challenges as a result of its sudden popularity bureau report