WhatsApp raising minimum age to 16 in EU

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-43888647

Oh my kids will be pleased!

Told them to start moving over to Signal instead.

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That's what my 13 year old said

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The_Jackal said:

For every child that lies about their age, there is a creep lying that he is child too.
Unless you require a passport to use these apps you cant protect the kids from themselves just by a stupid checkbox that means nothing.

Surely Google et al can use their "algorithms" to spot paedo grooming talk, and flag them up or instaban. I'm sure the police could provide list of keywords and phrases, like they do when scanning the phone calls and emails.

Edited by The_Jackal on Wednesday 25th April 22:10

That's the thing with end to end encryption. The likes of whatsapp can tell who you have messaged/called, when and often where from but not what's in the message. Reason why Telegram is being kicked out of Russia as they won't give the government a back door.