WhatsApp bans users of WhatsApp Plus

WhatsApp doesn't like it when you play outside the yard. This is why the world's most popular messaging service is banning users of WhatsApp Plus, an app that takes the WhatsApp core and adds some tweaks and customizations to it. WhatsApp got so mad that it's punishment for users of the unauthorized version is no WhatsApp for 24 hours. Now, go to your room and think about what
you've done.

The punishment for stepping outside the official boundaries of WhatsApp approved activity is no WhatsApp for 24 hours. Users of WhatsApp Plus will find a countdown clock in WhatsApp that will teasingly let you watch the seconds tick by as you wait for your punishment to end. Of course, you are expected to uninstall WhatsApp Plus and renounce its name forever while you're at it. So much for Android being open source and open to customization. Hit the link if you want to see the screenshots from our German reader Luca H, who first brought the ban to our attention. Here's WhatsApp's FAQ on the matter:

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