I find it odd the only accusation they list against Whatsapp is it was sending metadata, then list a group of alternatives who largely use the same metadata.

I find it odd the only accusation they list against Whatsapp is it was sending metadata, then list a group of alternatives who largely use the same metadata. I understand the hate for Facebook and why people are obviously skeptical. But is there something more I'm missing here around what whatsapp/facebook are accused of? It seems like it was just timestamps and public profile information.