OREANDA-NEWS. According to TASS, after the news about the new WhatsApp rules, the founder of SpaceX, and more recently the richest man on the planet, Elon Musk, urged his Twitter followers to transfer communication to Signal. This instant messaging service is often used by journalists, activists, politicians and all those who are especially concerned with network security.

According to TASS, after the news about the new WhatsApp rules, the founder of SpaceX, and more recently the richest man on the planet, Elon Musk, urged his Twitter followers to transfer communication to Signal. This instant messaging service is often used by journalists, activists, politicians and all those who are especially concerned with network security.

The messenger began to gain popularity in the midst of American protests against the assassination of George Floyd. Participants in these actions feared that IT companies might share their personal data with the police. The only thing Signal requires when registering a new user is a phone number, but the company is already working to circumvent this rule as well.

After Elon Musk's tweet, the messenger faced a massive influx of new customers, which even led to technical difficulties.

As the company wrote on its Twitter account, "the sending of verification codes is currently being delayed by several providers as too many people are trying to join Signal."