[riedel]

Interestingly here in Germany you can live in your whatsapp free bubble easily...until you get a child. Everyone I know gave up at this point (at least one parent).

[teekert]

Same in the Netherlands, School WA group, Class WA group (for both children), Sport WA groups (for both children), Children's birthdays WA groups, Family WA groups, Neighborhood WA groups (oh yes, we see this in many streets: [0])

[0]: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=whatsapp+buurtpreventie&t=ffsb&iax...

[graposaymaname]

Ah well, here in my country post pandemic almost everything runs on WhatsApp.

From Assignments being shared by teachers on school classroom groups to now payments via WhatsApp.

[PopeDotNinja]

Why is that? Children are not permitted to use WhatsApp?

[solarkraft]

Technically nobody is because it forces you to share your contacts' data.

Technicality aside no, the issue is that it forces you to use it.