WhatsApp raises minimum age to 16 for Europeans ahead of GDPR

Facebook-owned messaging service will demand users confirm they are old enough to use app after raising age limit from 13.

WhatsApp is raising the minimum user age from 13 to 16, potentially locking out large numbers of teenagers as the messaging app looks to comply with the EU’s new data protection rules.

Source: WhatsApp raises minimum age to 16 for Europeans ahead of GDPR