{
  "id": 16174,
  "url": "https://www.medianama.com/2026/08/223-whatsapp-age-verification-dpdp-act",
  "title": "WhatsApp tests age declaration: What the DPDP Act requires next",
  "summary": "WhatsApp has started testing an age verification prompt for some users in India. While the feature isn't mandatory yet, it appears to be part of Meta's preparations for compliance with the Digital Personal Data Protection Act. The post WhatsApp tests age declaration: What the DPDP Act requires next appeared first on MEDIANAMA .",
  "authors": "Azdhan",
  "category": "news",
  "topics": "regulation,privacy-surveillance",
  "orgs": "meta",
  "regions": "india",
  "published_at": "2026-08-03T09:56:59.000Z",
  "fetched_at": "2026-08-04T05:10:21.797Z",
  "source_slug": "x-medianama-in",
  "source_name": "MediaNama (IN)",
  "source_homepage": "https://www.medianama.com",
  "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/16174",
  "original_url": "https://www.medianama.com/2026/08/223-whatsapp-age-verification-dpdp-act",
  "evidence_status": "source-only",
  "attribution": "via ethics.ai"
}