The free messaging app will be shutting down on December 31st. The app will no longer accept new user registration on December 31st, 2022.
The paid version of the secure messaging app was added to the offerings of the business division of the company. This version of the app isn't going away. The shutdown doesn't affect the consumer-facing Wickr Me, which is used by journalists, whistle blowers, and anyone who wants to keep their messages out of the public eye.
NBC News reported in June that the app is a go-to place for people who want to share images of child sex abuse. It has been linked to drug dealers who have been forced off the dark web.
After careful consideration, we have decided to focus our attention on securing our business and public sector customers' data and communications with Amazon Web Services, and have decided to end our consumer product. Some of our business and public sector customers useWickr to communicate with individual users outside of their network. We want to enable this in Amazon Web Services as well.
Telegram and Signal are both free messaging apps that you can use if you don't want to use Wickr Me.
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