WhatsApp Says Users Who Refuse To Accept The New Terms Of Service Will Slowly Lose Access To WhatsApp Entirely
https://www.theguardian.comOn Saturday, WhatsApp will finally begin to force users to accept its controversial new terms of service, almost half a year after it first announced plans to do so.
Despite an immediate backlash from users, millions of sign-ups to rival messaging firms, and even questions asked in the House of Commons, WhatsApp has pushed ahead with the new rules.
The company has announced that users who refuse to accept the new terms of service will slowly lose access to WhatsApp entirely. From Saturday, they will be unable to dismiss the screen asking them to accept the new terms, although they will still be able to receive phone calls, and reply to messages through notifications. In time, however, even that will be disabled, leaving users with no choice but to accept the new rules, or delete their accounts entirely.