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Could you clarify - What has been implemented as opt-in by WhatsApp to act as a hurdle?

• odo1242 9mo ago
  Receiving message requests from third-party users. So you have to get the person you know to flip a toggle before they get the message.
  • thisislife2 9mo ago
    Is this a per-contact setting or a "universal" one?
    • dfajgljsldkjag 9mo ago
      Each whatsapp user needs to enable the setting once to allow chats with multiple number of third party users.
    • odo1242 9mo ago
      Account-wide. Though you can only turn it on in Europe.
      • benj111 9mo ago
        When you say Europe you mean the EU? I'm not seeing an option in the UK. (Yay Brexit)
        • riffraff 9mo ago
          Yeah it's the EU, this is a result of the DMA regulation. I suppose the British government could enact a similar regulation tho.
    • zeeZ 9mo ago
      It's a universal setting. You have to enable it per third-party app, though. You get to choose whether you want to see them listed with WhatsApp chats or in a separate folder
    • progval 9mo ago
      It's universal, but you need to whitelist specific apps people can message you from. This is what it looks like: https://i.imgur.com/0gKY76z.png https://i.imgur.com/0gKY76z.png