WhatsApp limits forwards to 5 chats to fight fake news
By: Team Ifairer | Posted: 22-01-2019
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The messaging platform - which has about 1.5 billion users globally and counts India, Brazil and Indonesia among its major markets - said it will continue to listen to user feedback on their experience, and "over time, look for new ways of addressing viral content". Earlier, WhatsApp users could forward a message to 20 recipients.
Under pressure to stop rumours and fake news, WhatsApp had last year, restricted forwarding messages to five chats at once as well as removed the quick forward button for media messages in India - a market that has over 200 million WhatsApp users.
source: thehindu.com