Published 18:09 IST, January 9th 2021

Telegram's funny jibe at WhatsApp and Facebook, netizens weigh in

Telegram shared two spiderman pointing fingers at one another fitted with Fb and WhatsApp icons instead of an actual face, standing in front NYPD vehicle.

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On January 8, Whatsapp's rival messaging app Telegram took to its official Twitter handle to poke fun at Whatsapp's new privacy policies by posting a hilarious 'Spiderman' meme. In a post, messaging app shared two spiderman pointing fingers at one ar fitted with Fb and WhatsApp icons instead of an actual face, standing in front of New York Police Department's vehicle. meme comes after angry users decided to switch to Telegram and abandon Whatsapp in view of its new terms and services and privacy policy up-gradation that allows Facebook to collect confidential information including phone contacts.

 

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Telegram posted im with caption. picture was subject to viewers' interpretation. From what it depicted, messaging app hinted, that w that two platforms Facebook and Whatsapp shared users' data, tech giant could easily run risk of breach of confidentially, leaving  users wondering about where information got compromised of two platforms as it later tweeted interpretation. Whatsapp has been one of world’s most engd social messaging application with millions of users on board. However, Telegram recently started to gain popularity after Whatsapp updated users’ privacy and data. Amid ongoing privacy concerns, Telegram seized opportunity to mock messaging app Whatsapp via hilarious memes, cautioning users.

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A user in comments thread responded to Telegram's meme, saying that despite security concerns, he was unable to let go of Whatsapp due to his "rich sticker database." To this, Telegram replied, "Sorry, any sentence that includes "rich stickers" and doesn't include "Telegram" seems to make sense." It furr guided ar user on how to delete his WhatsApp account in comments section after he posted query.

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In a separate meme, telegram replaced face of an African rapper, and wrote, "I'm about to end this man's whole career," in a jab on Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg without mentioning names. It furr promoted messaging app's end-to-end encryption chat feature and that  secret chats on telegram cant be forwarded as it replied to ar user that transfer of chat would mean creating "an avenue for fabricating chats." Netizens were left in splits at Telegram's "sav" responses and meme, as users suggested that app was overwhelmed due to umpteen "someone joined telegram" tifications. 

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18:09 IST, January 9th 2021