WhatsApp users joining rival platforms

jetjames007 · 14-01-2021, 08:09 PM

WhatsApp, a Facebook-owned messaging service that has more than two billion users, has recently announced controversial changes to its privacy terms, prompting a mass exodus of users to rival platforms, particularly Telegram and Signal.

According to the new terms, WhatsApp reserves the right to share user data, including location and phone number, with its parent company Facebook Inc and other apps owned by the social networking giant Instagram and Messenger.

The data sharing was optional until now, but after February 8 it will become mandatory. Tech experts say the move is aimed at monetising WhatsApp.

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WhatsApp users joining rival platforms

Submitted by jetjames007, 14-01-2021, 08:09 PM, Thread ID: 194202