Yesterday, April 11, WhatsApp updated its terms of service and privacy policies, adding two substantial changes to the core experience. If you wish to continue using this messaging service, You have to accept, yes or yes, everything that is presented to us here.
Thanks to the regulations of the Digital Services Law and the Digital Markets Law of the European Union, companies like Meta have been forced to change their terms and conditions to avoid monopolistic practices. This is finally reflected in the most recent WhatsApp updatewhere it is now possible to send messages to platforms like Telegram directly from this messaging application.
However, that's not all, since the new terms substantially reduce the minimum age to access WhatsApp. Instead of requiring members to be at least 16 years old, Now those who are 13 years old or older will be able to use the messaging application. This change was implemented to give new generations an opportunity to begin online interactions as soon as possible, something that could cause a couple of controversies in the future.
Along with these two points, The update to WhatsApp's terms of service and privacy policies requests user consent to access the service, and other common practices in this section. We just have to see how the public will react. In related topics, audio transcription will be added to WhatsApp. Similarly, change the design of the application in WhatsApp.
Editor's Note:
These are interesting changes for WhatsApp. Although the integration of Telegram and other messaging platforms is a way to avoid legal problems in Europe, lowering the minimum age to use WhatsApp is something that, without a doubt, will cause some conflict in the future.
Via: WhatsApp
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