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WhatsApp’s Age Check and the DPDP Act : What Section 9 Means for Children’s Data Compliance

2026-08-05

Introduction WhatsApp has started asking some users in India to confirm they are over eighteen before they can keep using the app. On its face, it looks like nothing more than another screen to tap through, the kind of prompt people barely register before moving on. But the timing tells a different story. This age…

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