Whatsapp will prevent mass forwarding of messages

WhatsApp has long had big problems with fake news. Since the messaging application is one of the channels in which they expand more quickly. Especially in countries like India it is a huge problem. So they have been taking action for a long time. Now, they come with a new measure in this regard. Mass message forwarding will be prevented.

WhatsApp will prevent mass forwarding of messages

A normal way for this type of news to spread is that they are sent in bulk. This is something they want to root in the app.

New measures on WhatsApp

This measure has been testing in India in these months, where the problem with fake news is quite serious. But it seems that the results so far are being good, so WhatsApp expands it globally in the app. This measure allows only one message to be sent to five people. In other words, message forwarding is significantly limited for these people.

Something that prevents a false news from being able to spread so quickly or reach so many people. It is a good step by the app, which has had a good performance at this time in India. The question is whether it will work as well globally.

Although there is a point that should improve WhatsApp in this regard. Since you can forward a message in a group, where there are up to 256 people, so they do not stop stopping its expansion. There may be more steps to follow soon.

BBC source