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  WhatsApp Had No Plans to Compete With Facebook, Co-Founder Says

  WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton said that the messaging app had no plans to compete with Facebook. Acton was present at a federal courthouse in Washington to testify in the ongoing US Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust trial against Meta Platforms.

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  Signal's Moxie Marlinspike Quits, WhatsApp Co-Founder Brian Acton to Take Over as Interim CEO

  Signal's Founder and CEO Moxie Marlinspike said in a blog post on Monday that he will step down and WhatsApp Co-Founder Brian Acton will become the interim CEO.

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  Signal Back Up: Users May See Some Errors, Company Says Will Be Fixed in Next Update

  Signal said it had restored its services a day after the application faced technical difficulties as it dealt with a flood of new users after rival messaging app WhatsApp announced a controversial change in privacy terms.

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  "Where Signal Absolutely Scores Above WhatsApp Is...": Co-Founder To NDTV

  Signal, the secure messaging service rapidly emerging as an alternative to WhatsApp, "absolutely scores over" the Facebook-owned platform in the battle to ensure the privacy of user data, co-founder Brian Acton told NDTV on Tuesday.

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  ‘If You Build for India, You Build for the World’: Signal Co-Founder Brian Acton on WhatsApp and Future of Private Messaging

  Signal Co-Founder Brain Acton in an interview to NDTV talks about how the app is handling its meteoric rise as users increasingly favour it as a WhatsApp alternative. He explains what Signal stands for, how it plans to raise money, and the plans the company has for the Indian market.

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  Why WhatsApp Co-Founder Asked Students To Delete Facebook Accounts

  Speaking publicly about his differences with Facebook, WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton urged Stanford University students to delete their Facebook accounts, as he explained his reasons for selling the app to Mark Zuckerberg in the first place.

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  WhatsApp Co-Founder Brian Acton Urges Deleting Facebook Accounts

  Brian Acton urged Stanford University students to delete their Facebook accounts, as he explained his reasons for selling the app to Mark Zuckerberg in the first place.

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  WhatsApp Chief Business Officer Neeraj Arora Quits, Thanks Brian Acton and Jan Koum

  Neeraj Arora is the latest executive to depart from Facebook, more specifically WhatsApp, during a year that has been tumultuous for the social networking giant.

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  Facebook's Brian Marcus Calls WhatsApp Co-Founder Brian Acton 'Low Class'

  Facebook executive David Marcus said Brian Acton's comments on the company that made him a billionaire are "a whole new standard of low class."

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  WhatsApp Co-Founder Acton Clashed With Zuckerberg, Sandberg Over Monetisation: Report

  Acton spent eight years with WhatsApp before leaving the company in September last year.

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  WhatsApp Co-Founder Brian Acton's Message to Followers: It Is Time to Delete Facebook

  WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton has tweeted to say it's time to delete Facebook. The Facebook acquisition of WhatsApp netted him $3.7 billion.

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  WhatsApp Co-Founder Brian Acton to Leave Company

  WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton is departing from the company to start a non-profit organisation.

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  WhatsApp Co-Founder Brian Acton To Leave Company

  Brian Acton, co-founder of WhatsApp, now owned by Facebook Inc, will leave the messaging service company to start a new foundation, he said in a Facebook post on Tuesday.

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  WhatsApp Co-Founder Meets IT Minister; Discusses Contributions to Digital Commerce

  WhatsApp Co-Founder Brian Acton called on IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad to discuss ways in which the company can contribute to India's vision for digital commerce.

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  10 Crazy WhatsApp Facts You Probably Didn't Know

  The messaging platform might not be perfect - just ask the guy sitting next to you on the train - but it's still good enough for about one in every four mobile owners.