Consumer group lodges EU complaint against WhatsApp

The BEUC accused Facebook of ‘unfairly’ pressuring users to accept the modified terms of service for the WhatsApp messenging service and failing to explain it. — AFP

BRUSSELS: The European Consumer Organisation announced Monday it had lodged a complaint with the European Commission against Facebook’s attempt to modify the terms of service for the WhatsApp messenging service.

The US tech titan has sought to nudge users of its messenger platform to accept new terms of service, but Facebook denies that this would allow WhatsApp to share more user data with its main social platform.