WhatsApp Delays Privacy Changes Amid User Backlash
The company faced a backlash from users who worried the changes made the messaging service less secure.
WhatsApp said it would push back changes to its terms of service to allow users more time to review them.Credit.Lam Yik/Bloomberg
Published Jan. 15, 2021Updated Jan. 26, 2021
SAN FRANCISCO WhatsApp said on Friday that it would delay a planned privacy update, as the Facebook-owned messaging service tries to stem a backlash by users worried about the changes.
WhatsApp said it would push back the changes, to May 15 from Feb. 8, to give users more time to review what it planned to do.