In a few days, your WhatsApp account will be suspended and you will no longer be able to use the application to communicate if you have not validated a new option.
The entry into force in the European Union of the Digital Sercives Act (DSA) and the Digital Markets Act (DMA) has led to numerous upheavals for the large social networks, of which Meta is a part. Mark Zuckerberg’s company will have to make many changes to its social networks and instant messaging to comply with new European legislation, and WhatsApp is no exception. This is why the application will update its terms of use and privacy policies in the coming days. Rest assured, however: messages and calls will remain end-to-end encrypted.
The new terms of use and privacy policies will provide clarification on what is and is not allowed on WhatsApp, but also on the possibility of sending messages to third-party applications. Indeed, you will soon be able to send messages from Meta instant messaging to other supported applications, which will greatly expand the communication possibilities. There will also be further explanation of how the Channels streaming feature works, including content moderation and content recommendations. Another notable change concerns international data transfers. For users located in the European region, WhatsApp will rely on the new privacy framework between the European Union and the United States, to ensure better protection of transferred data. (tg)
In addition to revising its terms of use and privacy policies, WhatsApp is implementing a new minimum age for using the application, which is thirteen years old instead of sixteen. Meta justifies this decision by the desire to“ensure consistency of WhatsApp requirements in this area, wherever you are in the world”. For the company, ithe updates are simply intended to make existing practices more transparent, not to introduce radical new changes. However, all users, including you, will have to accept these new conditions, which will come into force on April 11, otherwise their account will be suspended, even if they use unofficial applications. We’re not laughing anymore!