Originally Posted by TalkMorgan
As an aside, the fellow who started WhatsApp has a new app called Signal. The story, and make of it what you will, is that when he sold WhatsApp, promises were made that were altered after the deal was done and META purchased it (no surprises there). Once free from his non competition clause, he started Signal with the goal of providing what he believed he had created, and would be sustained, with WhatsApp.

Signal pledges:

"There are no ads, no affiliate marketers, and no creepy tracking in Signal. So focus on sharing the moments that matter with the people who matter to you."

"Signal is an independent nonprofit. We're not tied to any major tech companies, and we can never be acquired by one either. Development is supported by grants and donations from people like you."

"There are no ads, no affiliate marketers, and no creepy tracking in Signal. So focus on sharing the moments that matter with the people who matter to you."

https://signal.org/

Given the sentiment on this thread, much, if not all, I agree with, I thought this may be of interest.
Thanks for the "signal" Simon wink

I loved WhatsApp pre Meta and very much liked the philosophy behind it.

I have plenty of space for more apps so I will give Signal a try, though at this point I feel that I am unlikely to switch completely from Telegram. Apart from everything else I like the translation feature which I use to follow a few chanels in other parts of the world. I like to get my news from a bit closer to the source even allowing for a certain understandable bias.
I also like the fact that I can have the same account on multiple devices (I think 4 Android and 2 Windows devices at the moment).

By the way I am amused by the only "sochul" link on TM at the bottom of threads is a "Tweet" button laugh

Peter

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