WhatsApp will not delete the accounts of users who do not accept the new privacy policy, but the functionality of the account will be limited until the changes are accepted.
After facing backlash from users over the new privacy policy, the American messaging service WhatsApp has come up with a list of details of changes that a user could face after ignoring its terms by the May 15 deadline. According to TechCrunch, WhatsApp has detailed what will happen to users who won’t agree to new privacy changes through a mail which explains that it will slowly ask such users to comply with the new terms to have full functionality of WhatsApp till May 15. If you don’t accept the new privacy policies after May 15, you will lose some key functionality. WhatsApp has created a new FAQ page titled What happens on the effective date according to which, “For a short time, you’ll be able to receive calls and notifications, but won’t be able to read or send messages from the app.
