'No accounts will be deleted on May 15 because of this update and no one in India will lose functionality of WhatsApp either.

A WhatsApp spokesperson told PTI that no accounts will be deleted on May 15 for not accepting the policy update. In its new policy, WhatsApp had made it mandatory for its users to share data with its parent company Facebook.

The decision is said to have come after WhatsApp faced severe backlash and also saw its subscriber base gradually shifting to other similar platforms like Telegram.

Meanwhile, in a big relief for WhatsApp users, Facebook-owned messenger has reportedly scrapped its May 15 deadline for users to accept its new policy. WhatsApp has not officially declared the release date of the app but users will soon be able to chat with their contacts on their desktop PCs without an internet connection.Įarlier, WABetaInfo, a website that tracks WhatsApp, took to micro-blogging site Twitter and wrote: will offer a WhatsApp Web Beta program for iOS and Android beta users, in order to use WhatsApp Web without having to keep your phone connected to the Internet!'

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