WhatsApp has quietly updated its terms of service for users in the UK, increasing the minimum accepted age from 16 to 18. The ...

The company said it was done to "ensure a consistent minimum age requirement for WhatsApp globally.” These changes are wide-ranging and, according to the Irish Mirror, come into effect on Friday ...

The Meta-owned messaging app raised the age requirement from 13 to 16 in Europe in 2018. However, it decided to change that earlier this year, saying it wanted to bring the app in line with the 13 ...

Messaging service WhatsApp is to lower its minimum age requirement in Ireland and across Europe from 16 to 13. The app, which is owned by social media giant Meta, said it is making the change to ...

The social media giant said that the change in Europe would "ensure a consistent minimum age requirement for WhatsApp globally". However, this move comes amid growing concerns about the ...

"This update will ensure a consistent minimum age requirement on WhatsApp globally." WhatsApp added: "There will be no change to the services you receive. "As always, your personal messages and ...

(AFP via Getty Images) The requirement to allow ... In addition to those changes made in response to European rules, the minimum age to use WhatsApp in Europe and the UK will fall from 16 to ...

She said: “WhatsApp are putting shareholder ... to block and report the account.” The change is understood to be designed to bring the age requirement in line with other countries around ...

WhatsApp has made a major change to its age rules, meaning millions of children in the UK will now be able to use the popular chat app. The changes, which have just been applied to British app ...

The messaging app, which is owned by Meta - the parent company of Facebook and Instagram - said the change will see ... a consistent minimum age requirement for WhatsApp globally".