WhatsApp Will Now Forward in a Bid to Combat Misinformation
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WhatsApp Will Now Forward in a Bid to Combat Misinformation
WhatsApp has started rolling out a feature that will be used for users who have received the message as well as the sender. Seen by Android beta users last month, the new WhatsApp feature essentially adds all the forwarded WhatsApp messages to a 'Forwarded' label, to help you determine whether your contacts have sent the message or whether it originally someone else created by. The new WhatsApp feature, which is now rolling out both for Android and iOS users around the world, comes as another move by the Facebook-owned company that has its platform on spam and circulation circulation limitations that help 1.5 billion monthly active users worldwide and more than 200 million active users in India
"Starting today, WhatsApp will indicate which messages you received has been forwarded to you," WhatsApp said in the new feature. "This extra context will help make one-on-one and group chats easy to follow WhatsApp cares deeply about your security. I
L ast week, a 'Suspicious Link Detection' feature was also spotted on the feature of a suspicious link in a message. The app also prohibits the message of messages sent to users.
How To Get The WhatsApp 'Forwarded' feature
The 'Forwarded' label can be seen in the latest WhatsApp version on your device. The label sits on top of the forwarded message to highlight. Furthermore, there is no option to disable This means that users who forward the messages will not be able to remove
The 'Forwarded' label can be seen in the latest WhatsApp version on your device. The label sits on top of the forwarded message to highlight. Furthermore, there is no option to disable This means that users who forward the messages will not be able to remove
A WhatsApp spokesperson has confirmed Gadgets 360 that the new feature is rolling out both for both Android and iOS users and will be available globally in the next few days. While the feature is really help in the cases, it's a message that is not going to be the message of a new message. in that case
To see how the 'Forwarded' label appears, you can select and forward one of the messages. The feature was previously a part of the WhatsApp beta for Android version 2.18.179 that was released last month. To recall, the feature was first spotted in testing as disabled by default in January, and then seen again in later versions.
What is
the process of misusing information about the circulation of misinformation? It is just after the WhatsApp ads published in Indian newspapers to make people aware of different ways to get into the fake and real news. The company also recently started taking help from local experts to fight misleading information.
the process of misusing information about the circulation of misinformation? It is just after the WhatsApp ads published in Indian newspapers to make people aware of different ways to get into the fake and real news. The company also recently started taking help from local experts to fight misleading information.
The spread of misinformation on WhatsApp already prompted the mob lynching in India and led to many people in many Indian cities. As an aftermath of the recent deaths, the IT Ministry asked WhatsApp to take necessary remedial measures to circulation of fake news through its platform. The ministry said that the messaging platform "can not evade accountability and responsibility" when such services are abused by users to spread misinformation. WhatsApp responded to the Ministry in a letter that was calling on the government, civil society, and technology companies to work together to stop the circulation of false information and its platform through provocative content.
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