JAKARTA – Messaging apps WhatsApp and Telegram attack each other on Twitter. The two clashed over memes until Twitter users joined "nimbrung", enlivening the war of the two messaging apps.

Telegram invites its users to leave WhatsApp. Because the Chat Company from the United States was accused of lying by Telegram when WA issued a statement that they could not see the messages of its users.

The meme battle took place on Sunday 15 May, before WhatsApp implemented its controversial new privacy policy. Before WhatsApp's policy took effect, Telegram called for an invitation to leave the Facebook-owned chat platform.

Telegram, a chat platform owned by Pavel Durov from Russia, invites users to delete Whatsapp and Facebook. The call was made on social media Twitter. Telegram uploaded a meme post containing the recycle bin icon on Windows and its changes from year to year.

In the meme image, in 2021 the recycle bin icon has the WhatsApp logo and inside there is an "F" symbol for Facebook.

WhatsApp dan Telegram perang (Tangkapan Layar, Twitter)

However, WhatsApp does not stay silent. WhatsApp admins immediately responded to the call with a sarcastic saying that Telegram's end-to-end encryption was incomprehensible.

"Telegram Admin: ... and what people don't know. It's that you're not end-to-end encrypted by default," Wrote WhatsApp accompanied by a meme of a man talking in a girl's ear.

WhatsApp berantem dengan Telegram di Twitter (Tangkapan layar, Twitter)

The comment was reciprocated by Telegram saying that its users know how things work and urging WhatsApp to see proof of the message screenshoot included under the comment.

"Our users know how things work, and have an open source application to do it. you... talk to the screenshot. (Proof) It says that you lied," Telegram replied.

The attack on the comments and memes prompted Twitter users to comment. @MoyoWaDolphin account immediately asked Telegram for opinions on this matter.

"Just like before. Choose a service that honors you. And delete WhatsApp," telegram replied.

"Telegram really woke up and chose violence," Twitter user @blameitoninno.

"Violence has chosen me," Telegram replied.

Not only the two messaging platforms, it is also known that signal messaging platform also enlivened the feud. WhatsApp and Telegram have reportedly attacked each other in recent months.

Signal ikut nimbrung dalam perseteruan WhatsApp dan Telegram (Tangkapan layar, Twitter)

The feud was sparked by WhatsApp's policy which claimed to be detrimental to its own users. This opportunity was put to good use by its competitor, Telegram, to encourage WhatsApp users to move and delete the chat app.


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