WhatsApp doesn't entirely brick itself. You can send and receive messages, but can't assign names to anyone or start group chats.
I agree it should be prevented. It seems so absurd and is clearly not necessary. Android should have an option to let it see an empty/phony address book, so it can't tell that you've blocked it.
Yeah, didn't even verify emails. I got a surprise discord account back in 2015 because someone else used my email. I guess this xkcd[1] applies to younger people too.
I agree it should be prevented. It seems so absurd and is clearly not necessary. Android should have an option to let it see an empty/phony address book, so it can't tell that you've blocked it.