Treebal: the solid French alternative to WhatsApp is available

The past few months have been hectic for WhatsApp. In early 2021, the Facebook-owned messaging app announced the upcoming rollout of a new privacy policy. However WhatsApp seems to have overestimated itself. While these new regulations were widely reacted to by users, WhatsApp added that it was mandatory to accept them in order to continue using the application. However, not everything went as planned.

We are not going to recount all the facts, you will find all the necessary information here. Today, we will mainly dwell on the consequences of WhatsApp's announcement. Quickly, hundreds of thousands of users decide to leave WhatsApp to join other alternatives. A recent study shows that in January Signal downloads increased by 5,001%! But Signal is not the only application capable of replacing WhatsApp, its direct competitor Telegram has also welcomed many new users.

A French alternative, eco-responsible and respectful of privacy

In France, more precisely in Brittany, the Rennes company “Dolmen” does not intend to give up its share of the market. Dolmen has developed Treebal, a messaging application presented as ethical and respectful of the planet. As a response to WhatsApp and other similar applications, Treebal plays the eco-responsibility card in addition to guaranteeing its users maximum confidentiality in the management of their data.

To put it simply, David Godest, the CEO of Dolmen, describes Treebal as being an instant messenger with the main objective of protecting the planet and the personal data of its users. To put it simply, depending on its number of users and the new conversations created, Treebal is committed to planting trees around the world. On its site, Treebal is formal: “No greenwashing. Half of the budgets from the use of Treebal is reinvested in reforestation projects around the world, in a responsible and sustainable way.”

Treebal is now available on Android and iOS, and already has several thousand users.