Signal and Telegram are down for many users [Update: they're back]

You might want to move your private chats to WhatsApp or Telegram for the time being: it appears popular encrypted messenger Signal is currently down globally, according to numerous reports from users. The company behind the private messaging platform, Open Whisper Systems, has yet to inform its users what is causing the server downtime. At the time of writing, the Twitter accounts of both Open Whisper Systems and Signal remain silent. In the meantime, tons of users are reporting the service to be unavailable. Signal is down and has no status page. Centralized services suck, especially with opaque administration. This… This story continues at The Next Web source: https://thenextweb.com/apps/2018/03/05/signal-messenger-many-users-globally/ via #PCH3lp by: Mix

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