Follow 8 WhatsApp rules, otherwise the account is gone

There are sometimes strict terms of use on WhatsApp. If you do not adhere to these, you can lose your account forever.

1. Calls for violence

Aggressive behavior such as threatening, harassing, intimidating and otherwise hateful content are absolute no-go’s with the messenger app. WhatsApp threatens to react severely to the “glorification of violence and crime”.

2. Malicious rumors, slander and fake news

As inadmissible as fake news, defamation and “the publication of untruths, misrepresentations or misleading statements” are also punished. So do not pass on such information unchecked.

3. Insults are not permitted

No content may be created that is “obscene, offensive, […] racially or ethnically objectionable in any way, or incites or encourages behavior that would be illegal or otherwise inappropriate […].”

4. Sending chain letters is prohibited

5. Against identity theft

Assuming someone else’s identity is not allowed on WhatsApp. Each user can create a name for his profile, which his contacts can see. The use of a real name is not mandatory.

6. Minimum age 16 on WhatsApp

EU citizens must be at least 16 years old to use the service. Some EU countries specify their own age. In countries outside the European Union, the minimum age is only 13 years. Germany, however, is one of the EU countries with a 16-year rule.

7. Only send your own photos

The “right to intellectual property or other property rights” is sensitive and must not be violated. Accordingly, you can only send photos that have been produced yourself.

8. Spread malware