A few days ago we let you know that WhatsApp had implemented some rather abusive new terms and conditions of use. By accepting them, we consented to the instant messaging app sharing part of our data with Facebook.
This did not sit well with many of its users and generated quite a controversy. To such an extent that WhatsApp had to issue a statement specifying that it would not share our conversations or the files we sent with Facebook.
The new date to accept the WhatsApp terms and conditions is May 15
But, the controversy has reached such a point that WhatsApp has decided that it will not force its users to accept these terms and conditions of use for the moment. The deadline to accept them was February 8 and, if they were not accepted, you could not continue using the app. But since WhatsApp they have decided to postpone that date.
The new date on which these new terms and conditions of use will enter into force and that must be accepted beforehand to continue using the app will be May 15. All this, undoubtedly due to the controversy that they have caused.
The new terms and conditions of use of WhatsApp
And it is necessary to take into account that, since the new terms and conditions of use of WhatsApp were known, the controversy was served.So much so that rivals such as Telegram or Signal began to considerably increase their number of users Something that, surely, WhatsApp did not sit well with.
What do you think that WhatsApp has decided to postpone the new date of acceptance of its new and controversial terms and conditions of use? Of course, it is a much more realistic and less hasty date. And, who knows, maybe after the controversy, WhatsApp and Facebook decide not to include these new terms for the instant messaging app.
