I'm not advocating for any of Telegram, Signal, or any of FB's suite of apps, just noting an observation from someone at my age group. Most/all of my non-tech-

I'm not advocating for any of Telegram, Signal, or any of FB's suite of apps, just noting an observation from someone at my age group. Most/all of my non-tech-savvy friends and relatives wouldn't even have heard of Telegram or Signal or any other messaging apps. My tech-savvy friends tend to be busy with their lives (most of my friends are 30+ and have family and kids to take care of), and when FB is down for 24 hours they tend to just not use FB or Whatsapp and "wait it out"; it's not like they have to message anyone while at work. I guess the 3M signups are mostly teeangers and young adults? I'm really not sure how anyone 30+ with a family really care enough about messaging friends on an app to switch apps (by installing a new one even!) when their usual one is down for a day. Most probably fall back to SMS even if some are on paid per message plans.