WhatsApp Messenger the war with the application has begun Telegram, the WhatsApp company taking the decision to stop promoting the competing application with hundreds of millions of users worldwide in its own network.
More specifically, WhatsApp Messenger blocks Telegram links introduced by users in conversations with various contacts, but for now everything is done only in the Android application of those from WhatsApp, the change will also reach the iPhone.
According to those who use the application WhatsApp Messenger for Android, the links that direct users to the Telegram website, and implicitly the respective application, cannot be accessed or even copied from the application interface, they are only displayed as texts.
In practice, WhatsApp Messenger blocks in Android any kind of interaction with links that mention the Telegram website, so its users will not be able to access competitors' websites except by entering the domain directly in the browser used for surfing the Internet.
The measure taken by WhatsApp demonstrates how big the competition between WhatsApp Messenger and Telegram is, but also what actions the companies are willing to take to ensure that they do not lose users to the competing service in one way or another.
For now, it is not known when WhatsApp Messenger will block Telegram links on the iPhone as well, but the change will definitely be present in the future.
