WhatsApp denies it will drop privacy update for Turkey users

FILE - In this Friday, May 14, 2021 file photo, activists of the campaign network Campact demonstrate in front of the headquarters of the internet company Facebook in Hamburg, Germany, under the slogan "Stop the WhatsApp data theft". Turkey's competition watchdog said Friday, May 21, 2021 it was told by WhatsApp that the chat app won't apply a controversial privacy update following an investigation, but the announcement was contradicted by the Facebook-owned app, which said it still plans to roll out the update for Turkish users. (Daniel Reinhardt/dpa via AP, file)