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A 2021 policy update requires users to share data with Meta for ads purposes to continue using the app.

WhatsApp says the move aims to push its 90 million users in Russia to a "state-owned surveillance app".

A Meta spokesperson said the EU had "no reason" to intervene over it changing the app in January.

Schools have urged parents to check their children's phones for "suspicious activity".

Under the plan, access to the Meta platforms' core services would remain free.

"Jane", from north-east England, tells how she lost her inheritance in an elaborate 18-month scam.

The decision allows Instagram's parent company to avoid the prospect of the company breaking up