WhatsApp signs up to clearer user terms under EU consumer rules


WhatsApp agreed to make it easier for users to reject updates if the terms are not satisfactory as well as explain when such a decision ends access to the messaging service. — Photo by Bastian Riccardi on Unsplash

BRUSSELS: The messaging service WhatsApp is to better inform users of future changes to terms of service after an agreement with the European Commission on Monday.

Consumers in the European Union "have a right to understand what they agree to and what that choice entails concretely," European Union Justice Commissioner Didier Reynders said in a statement.

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