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Signal's Moxie Marlinspike Quits, WhatsApp Co-Founder Brian Acton to Take Over as Interim CEO
- Tuesday January 11, 2022
- Reuters
Signal's Founder and CEO Moxie Marlinspike said in a blog post on Monday that he will step down and WhatsApp Co-Founder Brian Acton will become the interim CEO.
- www.gadgets360.com
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Signal Back Up: Users May See Some Errors, Company Says Will Be Fixed in Next Update
- Sunday January 17, 2021
- Gadgets Staff With Inputs From Reuters
Signal said it had restored its services a day after the application faced technical difficulties as it dealt with a flood of new users after rival messaging app WhatsApp announced a controversial change in privacy terms.
- www.gadgets360.com
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Signal to Ramp Up Hiring After WhatsApp Controversy Drives Download Surge
- Thursday January 14, 2021
- Reuters
Signal, the privacy-focused instant messaging app, is looking to hire more staff to support the "unprecedented" growth it has seen following a controversial change in rival WhatsApp's privacy terms.
- www.gadgets360.com
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"Where Signal Absolutely Scores Above WhatsApp Is...": Co-Founder To NDTV
- Wednesday January 13, 2021
- India News | Reported by Roobina Mongia, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
Signal, the secure messaging service rapidly emerging as an alternative to WhatsApp, "absolutely scores over" the Facebook-owned platform in the battle to ensure the privacy of user data, co-founder Brian Acton told NDTV on Tuesday.
- www.ndtv.com
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‘If You Build for India, You Build for the World’: Signal Co-Founder Brian Acton on WhatsApp and Future of Private Messaging
- Wednesday January 13, 2021
- Gadgets 360 Staff
Signal Co-Founder Brain Acton in an interview to NDTV talks about how the app is handling its meteoric rise as users increasingly favour it as a WhatsApp alternative. He explains what Signal stands for, how it plans to raise money, and the plans the company has for the Indian market.
- www.gadgets360.com
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Signal Tops App Store and Google Play Charts in India and US, Thanks to WhatsApp Privacy Change
- Monday January 11, 2021
- Tasneem Akolawala
Signal is on the top position on Google Play top charts in the US, UK, Germany, Lebanon, and France regions. In Brazil and Singapore, Signal sits on the third position on Google Play similar to the Indian market.
- www.gadgets360.com
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Facebook Decides Not to Sell Ads on WhatsApp: Report
- Friday January 17, 2020
- Indo-Asian News Service
Facebook has reportedly decided not to sell ads on WhatsApp - a controversial plan that forced Brian Acton and Jan Koum, who founded the mobile messaging service, to quit nearly two years ago.
- www.gadgets360.com
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Facebook Drops Plan To Sell Ads On Whatsapp: Report
- Friday January 17, 2020
- World News | Indo-Asian News Service
Facebook has reportedly decided not to sell ads on WhatsApp - a controversial plan that forced Brian Acton and Jan Koum, who founded the mobile messaging service, to quit nearly two years ago.
- www.ndtv.com
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Why WhatsApp Co-Founder Asked Students To Delete Facebook Accounts
- Thursday March 14, 2019
- World News | Indo-Asian News Service
Speaking publicly about his differences with Facebook, WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton urged Stanford University students to delete their Facebook accounts, as he explained his reasons for selling the app to Mark Zuckerberg in the first place.
- www.ndtv.com
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WhatsApp Co-Founder Brian Acton Urges Deleting Facebook Accounts
- Thursday March 14, 2019
- Indo-Asian News Service
Brian Acton urged Stanford University students to delete their Facebook accounts, as he explained his reasons for selling the app to Mark Zuckerberg in the first place.
- www.gadgets360.com
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WhatsApp Chief Business Officer Neeraj Arora Quits, Thanks Brian Acton and Jan Koum
- Tuesday November 27, 2018
- Ankit Chawla
Neeraj Arora is the latest executive to depart from Facebook, more specifically WhatsApp, during a year that has been tumultuous for the social networking giant.
- www.gadgets360.com
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Facebook's Brian Marcus Calls WhatsApp Co-Founder Brian Acton 'Low Class'
- Thursday September 27, 2018
- Indo-Asian News Service
Facebook executive David Marcus said Brian Acton's comments on the company that made him a billionaire are "a whole new standard of low class."
- www.gadgets360.com
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'Delete' Facebook, Says WhatsApp Co-Founder Brian Acton
- Wednesday March 21, 2018
- Business | NDTV Profit Team
Facebook Data Breach: The company is facing flak after reports emerged that Cambridge Analytica, accessed the data of 50 million users.
- www.ndtv.com/business
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WhatsApp Co-Founder Brian Acton's Message to Followers: It Is Time to Delete Facebook
- Friday March 23, 2018
- Jagmeet Singh
WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton has tweeted to say it's time to delete Facebook. The Facebook acquisition of WhatsApp netted him $3.7 billion.
- www.gadgets360.com
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Signal's Moxie Marlinspike Quits, WhatsApp Co-Founder Brian Acton to Take Over as Interim CEO
- Tuesday January 11, 2022
- Reuters
Signal's Founder and CEO Moxie Marlinspike said in a blog post on Monday that he will step down and WhatsApp Co-Founder Brian Acton will become the interim CEO.
- www.gadgets360.com
-
Signal Back Up: Users May See Some Errors, Company Says Will Be Fixed in Next Update
- Sunday January 17, 2021
- Gadgets Staff With Inputs From Reuters
Signal said it had restored its services a day after the application faced technical difficulties as it dealt with a flood of new users after rival messaging app WhatsApp announced a controversial change in privacy terms.
- www.gadgets360.com
-
Signal to Ramp Up Hiring After WhatsApp Controversy Drives Download Surge
- Thursday January 14, 2021
- Reuters
Signal, the privacy-focused instant messaging app, is looking to hire more staff to support the "unprecedented" growth it has seen following a controversial change in rival WhatsApp's privacy terms.
- www.gadgets360.com
-
"Where Signal Absolutely Scores Above WhatsApp Is...": Co-Founder To NDTV
- Wednesday January 13, 2021
- India News | Reported by Roobina Mongia, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
Signal, the secure messaging service rapidly emerging as an alternative to WhatsApp, "absolutely scores over" the Facebook-owned platform in the battle to ensure the privacy of user data, co-founder Brian Acton told NDTV on Tuesday.
- www.ndtv.com
-
‘If You Build for India, You Build for the World’: Signal Co-Founder Brian Acton on WhatsApp and Future of Private Messaging
- Wednesday January 13, 2021
- Gadgets 360 Staff
Signal Co-Founder Brain Acton in an interview to NDTV talks about how the app is handling its meteoric rise as users increasingly favour it as a WhatsApp alternative. He explains what Signal stands for, how it plans to raise money, and the plans the company has for the Indian market.
- www.gadgets360.com
-
Signal Tops App Store and Google Play Charts in India and US, Thanks to WhatsApp Privacy Change
- Monday January 11, 2021
- Tasneem Akolawala
Signal is on the top position on Google Play top charts in the US, UK, Germany, Lebanon, and France regions. In Brazil and Singapore, Signal sits on the third position on Google Play similar to the Indian market.
- www.gadgets360.com
-
Facebook Decides Not to Sell Ads on WhatsApp: Report
- Friday January 17, 2020
- Indo-Asian News Service
Facebook has reportedly decided not to sell ads on WhatsApp - a controversial plan that forced Brian Acton and Jan Koum, who founded the mobile messaging service, to quit nearly two years ago.
- www.gadgets360.com
-
Facebook Drops Plan To Sell Ads On Whatsapp: Report
- Friday January 17, 2020
- World News | Indo-Asian News Service
Facebook has reportedly decided not to sell ads on WhatsApp - a controversial plan that forced Brian Acton and Jan Koum, who founded the mobile messaging service, to quit nearly two years ago.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Why WhatsApp Co-Founder Asked Students To Delete Facebook Accounts
- Thursday March 14, 2019
- World News | Indo-Asian News Service
Speaking publicly about his differences with Facebook, WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton urged Stanford University students to delete their Facebook accounts, as he explained his reasons for selling the app to Mark Zuckerberg in the first place.
- www.ndtv.com
-
WhatsApp Co-Founder Brian Acton Urges Deleting Facebook Accounts
- Thursday March 14, 2019
- Indo-Asian News Service
Brian Acton urged Stanford University students to delete their Facebook accounts, as he explained his reasons for selling the app to Mark Zuckerberg in the first place.
- www.gadgets360.com
-
WhatsApp Chief Business Officer Neeraj Arora Quits, Thanks Brian Acton and Jan Koum
- Tuesday November 27, 2018
- Ankit Chawla
Neeraj Arora is the latest executive to depart from Facebook, more specifically WhatsApp, during a year that has been tumultuous for the social networking giant.
- www.gadgets360.com
-
Facebook's Brian Marcus Calls WhatsApp Co-Founder Brian Acton 'Low Class'
- Thursday September 27, 2018
- Indo-Asian News Service
Facebook executive David Marcus said Brian Acton's comments on the company that made him a billionaire are "a whole new standard of low class."
- www.gadgets360.com
-
'Delete' Facebook, Says WhatsApp Co-Founder Brian Acton
- Wednesday March 21, 2018
- Business | NDTV Profit Team
Facebook Data Breach: The company is facing flak after reports emerged that Cambridge Analytica, accessed the data of 50 million users.
- www.ndtv.com/business
-
WhatsApp Co-Founder Brian Acton's Message to Followers: It Is Time to Delete Facebook
- Friday March 23, 2018
- Jagmeet Singh
WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton has tweeted to say it's time to delete Facebook. The Facebook acquisition of WhatsApp netted him $3.7 billion.
- www.gadgets360.com