, Telegram's founder criticized WhatsApp. Through a 

 in his messaging service, the businessman charged against the Meta platform and criticized its security measures. 

According to his analysis, the application's failures in this area are not the result of an error, but of the system's own design.

Screenshot of Pavel Durov (Founder of Telegram) warning against Whatsapp 

During the last few years, WhatsApp achieved an enormous expansion and gained an increasingly large user base. So much so that it is now considered the leading messaging service in much of the world.

Despite its strong presence in the sector, logically, it has competitors with a strong market position. The most recognized case is Telegram, which, although still lagging behind in terms of popularity, already has a considerable user base. 

In this context, the battle between the two to impose themselves is becoming more and more powerful and the promoter of this platform decided to bring up one of the weakest points of its rival: security.

 the correction of a security flaw that could infect the mobile device through a video or video call. To avoid this entry of 'malware' to the cell phone, the recommendation was to install the latest version of the 'app', in which this problem is already solved.

Anyway, over the years, there have been some similar problems with the application and this is what the leader of Telegram pointed out.

Russian entrepreneur Pavel Durov elaborated a harsh message against the Meta platform. First, he launched that "hackers could have full access to the information on WhatsApp users' cell phones". Then, he recalled the aforementioned security flaw whereby, only through a video file or a video call, the virus could be infiltrated.

In the same vein, he questioned the official version that users are protected with the app update. "A WhatsApp security issue exactly like this one was discovered in 2018, another one in 2019 and another one in 2020. And yes, yet another one in 2017. In 2016, WhatsApp didn't even have encryption," sentenced a fragment of the harsh publication.

Regarding the analysis of these vulnerabilities, Durov questioned whether they are eventualities. According to his description, these flaws are part of the system's design: 

"They are planted backdoors. If one backdoor is discovered and has to be removed, another one is added."

On the other hand, he remarked that no user is exempt from security flaws, even if they are the "richest person on Earth". And he finished off: "That's why I deleted WhatsApp from my device years ago. Having it installed creates a gateway for them to get into your phone."

Finally, he emphasized that, by pointing out these vulnerabilities, he is not looking for publicity, since due to its popularity, the service does not need it. And he closed: "You can use any messaging app you like, but stay away from WhatsApp". 

The Founder of Telegram warns against Whatsapp

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