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WhatsApp to cap number of forwards to five chats per user
News:
- WhatsApp has put a limit on message forwarding in a bid to reduce the spread of misinformation.
Important facts:
- In India, WhatsApp is trying a limit of five chats, as against 20 for the rest of the world.
- The current limit is 250 chats.
- The step was taken to curb the menace of fake news and rumours being spread using its chatting platform.
- The issue gains prominence in the light of the string of lynchings taking place in India sparked off by fake news items regarding child kidnappings being spread on WhatsApp.
- The company will also experiment with removing the quick forward button next to media messages in India.
- The company will soon remove the quick forward button next to media messages.
- In India, people forward more messages, photos, and videos than any other country in the world.
- Recently, the company also launched a test of a feature that would label forwarded messages such, thereby distinguishing them from private messages.
