FB Outrage Result to Telegram`s Big Win
Millions of people on Monday 4th night rushed to download telegram and signal applications to keep afloat in communication as three applications owned by Facebook went down.
Christine Juma 
The applications that were down were WhatsApp, Facebook, and Instagram.
On Monday, millions of new users joined the Edward Snowden-backed Signal, the company announced on Twitter. According to Sensor Tower, Telegram, which functions similarly to WhatsApp, climbed 55 positions to the top of the U.S. iPhone download ranking.
This is after many of Facebook's 2.7 billion global users were affected by a six-hour outage that affected its WhatsApp messenger, the main social network, and the photo-sharing service Instagram.
As a result of the outrage, some of the company's employees were laid off. However, the disruption prompted Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg to issue a public apology on Tuesday 5th.
Furthermore, Facebook's loss resulted in again for other social media platforms. The Twitter Inc. network remained up and running, with Chief Executive Officer Jack Dorsey endorsing Signal as a viable WhatsApp replacement and reiterating Snowden's call for his followers to abandon the Facebook-owned service.
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