Co-founder of Signal Foundation says its non-profit status protects it from ‘outside interests demanding rapid returns’ and it is ramping up infrastructure.
Facebook-owned WhatsApp recently updated its privacy policy, triggering a mass digital migration of users from the messaging platform to those of its rivals. The switch gained momentum after the world’s richest man Elon Musk urged his followers on Twitter to install the Signal app.
Since then, millions of users have downloaded Signal to connect with their friends and family. The exodus initially strained telecom service providers’ infrastructure, causing delays in the user sign-up process.
The unforeseen user traffic did not deter Signal’s effort to ramp up infrastructure and build capabilities to handle sustained growth in user traffic to its platform.
Signal’s unprecedented growth helped it top charts on Apple’s App Store in over 70 countries and in Google’s Play Store in more than 50 countries, Signal…