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MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Telegram became the second most downloaded app in the U.S. after President Donald Trump was suspended from Twitter and Facebook, according to The Telegraph.
About 545,000 people in the United States downloaded Telegram between Wednesday and Sunday, nearly three times the same period last week, the newspaper said Monday, citing data company Sensor Tower, after the social network Parler was disconnected.
CEO John Matze said Monday that Parler is likely to stay offline longer than expected after Big Tech bans prompted other vendors to abandon the service, which is popular with Trump supporters.
Earlier, Google, Apple and Amazon suspended their social media services after accusing her of acting in posts related to Capitol Hill violence.
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U.S. Capitol police officers take up positions as protesters enter the Capitol building during a joint session of Congress to certify the 2020 election results on Capitol Hill in Washington, USA, on January 6, 2021.
On Saturday, Telegram founder Pavel Durov said, according to The Telegraph, that these three companies “pose a much bigger problem for freedoms than Twitter.” Durov said Telegram was working on a way to continue working on iPhones, even if Apple removes Telegram from the App Store.
Jen Goldbeck, a professor of information studies at the University of Maryland, told The Telegraph that Telegram could become a “long-term home” for Trump supporters than Parler because he is less likely to disconnect.
On January 6, a group of Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol building, colliding with police, damaging property, taking the inaugural stage, and occupying the roundabout. The unrest came after Trump urged his supporters to protest voters ’alleged fraud during the last election. The outgoing president has been blocked on all major social media at least until after he was removed from office.