WhatsApp extends deadline to accept its ‘take it or leave it’ policy update till June 19 in some markets: Report

WhatsApp privacy policy: Amid numerous problems around its updated privacy policy, WhatsApp seems to have extended the deadline for accepting this policy in some places till June 19 this year. Earlier, the instant messaging platform had given users till May 15 to accept its ‘take it or leave it’ updated policy, but as it got closer to the date, it decided to not take any immediate action against users who had not accepted it. The Facebook-owned platform had stated that the accounts that do not accept the policy would not be disabled. Still, reports state that WhatsApp has set a new deadline in a few places and this time also it states that users would have to accept the policy to continue using the platform.

The reports have suggested that users have been receiving notifications about the updated deadline in places like Argentina and Germany. Moreover, the pop-up message says that the updated policy is in line with the new data protection laws of the European Union, asserting that in order to continue using WhatsApp, users would have to accept the policy by June 19. Reports have also said that while users can choose to ignore this pop-up, if they wish to continue having the full functionality of the instant messaging platform they would need to accept the policy.