Once a message has been previously forwarded five times, it can henceforth only be forwarded one chat at a time
Current Affairs : While trying to fix the issue of spreading of deception, WhatsApp on Tuesday said it is propelling another element to constrain much of the time sent messages. When a message has been recently sent multiple times, it can from this time forward just be sent each visit in turn.
The Facebook-possessed informing application, which has more than 400 million clients in India, likewise recognized reports that its most recent beta discharge is taking a shot at a technique to permit clients to discover more data about messages that might be stacked with deception and which are likely being shared on different occasions by clients.
“That thought includes showing an amplifying glass symbol beside these much of the time sent messages, giving clients the choice to send that message to a web search where they can discover news results or different wellsprings of data. Twofold checking these messages before sending may help lessen the spread of gossipy tidbits,” WhatsApp said in an announcement.
The Indian government has over and over raised the issue of falsehood being spread through various stages.
Clergyman of Electronics and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad as of late said move will be made against web-based social networking stages on the off chance that they don’t keep counterfeit news from being coursed about the continuous Covid-19 pandemic.
Aditi Mehta 