Times change, and with that the terms of use of applications and services need to be adapted from time to time to reflect new possibilities. that’s fair What will happen on WhatsApp on April 11?When will the updated version of the terms of use come into force?

WhatsApp is changing its terms of use in Europe in its first update since 2021, and whether you read it or not, you’re going to have to do it. Accept your friends to continue chatting with them. If you don’t want to read the 3,000+ words that make them up, we’ll give you a summary of the changes.

This is changes to WhatsApp terms

WhatsApp is changing its terms of use again; This is often accompanied by some controversy. You can read the new terms of use on the official WhatsApp website; This is something you will need to do as they will be valid from next Thursday, April 11th. Changes apply to European users only. Conditions for other regions are currently valid in the 2021 version.

So what changes are there in this update? Well the truth is not too much. We put the new and old terms into a text comparison tool and there was less than a 10% difference between them.

Most of the changes are simply a reorganization of the terms of use to include the channel terms of service and messaging rules as separate documents rather than integrating them into the general terms. As a result, new conditions about 200 words less compared to previous ones.

The most relevant change is that Minimum age to use WhatsApp becomes 13 Although in Europe there has been a minimum of 16 years since 2018, which determines the conditions of use of the application. The other three changes are based on the reorganization of certain rules in different documents that we mentioned earlier. These are all the changes:

• We’ve added more information about the guidelines and policies we have in place, explaining what is and isn’t allowed on WhatsApp.
• Details are included on the new EU requirements for being able to send WhatsApp messages to supported third-party applications.
• It explains how channel rules are enforced, how to report content and appeal decisions, and how we recommend channels.
• The minimum age to use WhatsApp in the European Region will be increased from 16 to 13.

Accept the new terms or…

If you signed up for WhatsApp after February 16So when new terms are published you have already accepted them. So when you signed up, these were the terms you agreed to when you created your account.

If your account is older, you’ll need to accept WhatsApp’s terms of use update on April 11 to continue using the app. If you do not accept the new terms, you cannot continue using WhatsApp.

WhatsApp clearly states on its help page: If you do not want to accept the new terms, your only option is to stop using WhatsApp. You can then download your data or delete your account forever.

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