Explainer: What is WhatsApp?

 

Parents' Guide to Information: WhatsApp: What is it?

What is WhatsApp? The messenger app for smartphones, WhatsApp, can be downloaded for free. Messages, images, audio, and video can be sent through WhatsApp using the internet. Although WhatsApp uses the internet to send messages, its cost is significantly lower than that of texting because the service is very similar to text messaging services. You can also use Whatsapp on your desktop by downloading it to a Mac or Windows computer from the Whatsapp website. Because of features like voice messages, location sharing, and group chatting, it is popular with teenagers.

UPDATE: Ireland has now set the Digital Age of Consent at 16 under the new EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This is the age at which kids can lawfully agree to organizations/associations handling their own/information or data for instance when you join to an internet based stage or online entertainment account. The child's parent or legal guardian must grant consent for children under the age of 16.

Growth of WhatsApp WhatsApp, owned by Facebook, is now the most popular online messenger app with one billion users worldwide. Ex-Yahoo employees started the company in 2009, and it grew quickly from a small start-up to 250,000 users in just a few months. Because of how quickly it grew, they had to add a fee for using the service once a year to slow down the subscription rate. Facebook bought WhatsApp in 2014, and the company has continued to grow, reaching the one billion users mark in July 2017.

It is well known with young people due to highlights like gathering visiting, voice messages and area sharing.

Utilizing WhatsApp

To utilize WhatsApp you want a viable cell phone or tablet with a sim card, a web association, and a telephone number. Although you can transfer your contacts to other devices, the app uses your phone number as its username and locks your account to the phone. In Ireland, Whatsapp is available for free. The Whatsapp website, on the other hand, states: