> the changes at the time were interpreted by many users to mean that the platform would share their messages with parent company Facebook. > The misperception

> the changes at the time were interpreted by many users to mean that the platform would share their messages with parent company Facebook. > The misperception caused a backlash amongst users of the Facebook-owned platform, causing an exodus to rival messaging apps like Telegram and Signal There was no misperception, we all moved because of what Facebook is doing, not because of what we thought they are doing but aren't.