The minimum age of those who intend to use the popular messaging app WhatsApp will rise from 13 to 16 across Europe in the near future.
The move comes in the wake of stricter data privacy rules coming into force across the European continent soon.
WhatsApp, which is owned by Facebook, is under stricter scrutiny by regulators in the wake of the data leak scandal involving Cambridge Analytica, which saw personal data of up to 87m user accounts compromised.