In these times it is very common for children and adolescents to have a cell phone at their disposal, and many, the first thing they do is download the WhatsApp application. However, the company sets certain limits as to the age of that person.
WhatsApp is one of the most used applications worldwide and that is due to its ease of communication with other people, in turn, that represents a danger due to the exposure that a user may have against crime.
That is why WhatsApp warns users about the minimum conditions to use the application, and among those requirements is age.
What WhatsApp says
From the “Frequently Asked Questions” box, WhatsApp He points out that if the person resides in a European Economic Area, that is, from a country that belongs to the European Union, then he must be 16 years old in order to register and use the messaging app.
If the person does not live in Europe, then they must be at least 13 years old in order to register their data in the application.
The company clarifies that it supplants identity assumes a fraction of the conditions of use and therefore that person can lose his account.
How to report a minor’s account
In the same blog, WhatsApp explains how a parent can report his son’s account, in case he does not have the corresponding age to use the application.
WhatsApp explains the following:
To report an account belonging to a user who is under the required age, please send us an email. Include the following documentation in the mail and hide or delete any unrelated personal information:
- Proof of ownership of the telephone line (for example: a copy of the identity document issued by the government along with the copy of the telephone service bill).
- Evidence of parental rights (for example: a copy of the birth or adoption certificate).
- Evidence of the child’s date of birth (for example: a copy of the birth or adoption certificate).
- Any additional information you consider may help us review your report.
“We will deactivate the WhatsApp account immediately if it is reasonably verifiable that the account belongs to a minor,” says the company.
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