It’s war! Telegram founder Durov launches blistering attack on Zuckerberg’s WhatsApp

The founder of Telegram, which is emerging as a strong rival to WhatsApp in the messenger stakes, has launched a blistering attack on the subsidiary of US-based Facebook, alleging that it exposes them to serious vulnerabilities and asking users to delete the messaging app.

“Regardless of the underlying intentions of WhatsApp’s parent company, the advice for their end users is the same: unless you are cool with all your photos and messages becoming public one day, you should delete WhatsApp from your phone,” Pavel Valerievich Durov said in his Telegram channel on Wednesday.

His Telegram post has gone viral, triggering an animated debate on social media platforms.