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WhatsApp’s age requirement in Europe is 13 again.

The Meta-owned messaging app raised the age requirement from 13 to 16 in Europe in 2018. However, it decided to change that earlier this year, saying it wanted to bring the app in line with the 13-year-old age requirement in other countries, including the US.

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