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"Your users don't hate change, they hate you""The misperception caused a backlash..."
Another amazing thing is that Whatsapp has managed to tweak the narrative as to what has happened. Although some users indeed thought that the change would be more severe than stated, many users understood exactly and still have problems with it. But now Whatsapp has made the problem solely due to "misinformation" to the point that even tech and other news outlets carry that language.
There was no reason for them to change the ToS, and if they're crippling accounts that don't agree to the changes, it says a lot. It's annoying that WhatsApp is trying to spin this as misinformation, but it also doesn't really matter, people will lose trust either way.