Why is WhatsApp's new 'tone deaf' change proving so controversial?

By Catherine Shuttleworth

Technology conglomerate Meta has come under fire after lowering the minimum age to use WhatsApp .

On Thursday, the age limit for using the messaging app was lowered from 16 to 13 in the UK and EU .

The move by Meta was called "tone deaf" by the campaign group

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