Signal faces global outage days after messaging app added millions of users

The company posted on Twitter that it was experiencing technical difficulties and was “working hard to restore service as quickly as possible. “Ever since its rival WhatsApp, owned by Facebook, unveiled its new privacy terms last week, Signal has seen a huge interest from new users.The company posted on Twitter that it was experiencing technical difficulties and was “working hard to restore service as quickly as possible. “Ever since its rival WhatsApp, owned by Facebook, unveiled its new privacy terms last week, Signal has seen a huge interest from new users.