The truth about the so called WhatsApp alternatives

[AndroidPIT] Hey {NAME}, It’s been almost a month since WhatsApp sparked global outrage by modifying its terms of services. The move, which has since then been stalled for a few months, also saw a massive spike in the number of people supposedly ditching WhatsApp in favour of better alternatives like Telegram and Signal. A month later, it pretty much looks like the hype-train has come to a grinding halt and people are back on WhatsApp in more numbers than ever before. Signal and Telegram have also stopped seeing the huge spikes in new sign-ups. In today’s featured 'Slack Fight' article, our editors Antoine and Casi fight it out and share their thoughts on what they think the future holds for alternative instant messaging apps. I also hope you have had a great week so far! Happy reading! Rahul Srinivas, Editor What you really need to know ~/AABFLwA~/RgRiD4pZP0ShaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubmV4dHBpdC5jb20vc2xhY2stZmlnaHQtd2hhdHNhcHAtdHJvdWJsZXM_dXRtX3NvdXJjZT13ZWVrbHktbmV3c2xldHRlcnMmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249MjAyMTAyMTdfd24mYXBfdXVpZD1JWGdhSEhYWURmRjBDRmx5Q21FVWMycVZScGNXA3NwY0IKYCFeBS1glt53vFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODZAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA [Slack fight: Has the hype over WhatsApp alternatives come to an end?](~/AABFLwA~/RgRiD4pZP0ShaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubmV4dHBpdC5jb20vc2xhY2stZmlnaHQtd2hhdHNhcHAtdHJvdWJsZXM_dXRtX3NvdXJjZT13ZWVrbHktbmV3c2xldHRlcnMmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249MjAyMTAyMTdfd24mYXBfdXVpZD1JWGdhSEhYWURmRjBDRmx5Q21FVWMycVZScGNXA3NwY0IKYCFeBS1glt53vFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODZAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA)  [WhatsApp has upset many of its users, seeing an exodus happen. However, even more remained. Wither the way forward? 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