Several months ago, WhatsApp expressed its intention to suspend accounts for those who did not meet the minimum age required. Now, the company is already working to achieve this new restriction.
According to WABetaInfo and the official WhatsApp website , the minimum age for using the app is 16 years in Europe and 13 years in the rest of the world.
Users can easily avoid this policy by changing the age easily, but WhatsApp is already developing a way to verify age and suspend accounts; this appeared in the beta version of the app with version number 2.19.222.
With this new feature, WhatsApp looks to meet the requirements of some governments that are trying to regulate the delivery of personal data to teenagers who do not have permission from their parents.
If users already have a WhatsApp profile without complying with age requirements, the app will block them once this new feature is implemented. However, WABetaInfo does not explain how to add and calculate this technique to verify the age of each user.
Since it's a new beta function, it's likely to stay behind. The date has not yet been confirmed, but we will be aware of the new details and let you know.
According to WABetaInfo and the official WhatsApp website , the minimum age for using the app is 16 years in Europe and 13 years in the rest of the world.
Users can easily avoid this policy by changing the age easily, but WhatsApp is already developing a way to verify age and suspend accounts; this appeared in the beta version of the app with version number 2.19.222.
With this new feature, WhatsApp looks to meet the requirements of some governments that are trying to regulate the delivery of personal data to teenagers who do not have permission from their parents.
If users already have a WhatsApp profile without complying with age requirements, the app will block them once this new feature is implemented. However, WABetaInfo does not explain how to add and calculate this technique to verify the age of each user.
Since it's a new beta function, it's likely to stay behind. The date has not yet been confirmed, but we will be aware of the new details and let you know.
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