"WhatsApp Introduces New Limit on Message Forwards to Fight Spread of Misinformation"
WhatsApp has been used by many adversaries to spread misinformation. WhatsApp imposed a rule last year that limited the users from forwarding a message to more than five users at once. This rule reduced the volume of message forwards globally by 25 percent. WhatsApp is putting more rules into place to help fight the misinformation spread. If a message has been forwarded five or more times, the new rule will prevent a user from forwarding it to more than one chat/contact at a time. Facebook, who owns WhatsApp, hopes this new rule will help lessen the amount of misinformation that is spread to the 2 billion users that use WhatsApp.
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