WhatsApp limits message-forwarding worldwide after influx of fake news amid Covid-19 pandemic

Online instant messaging

Online instant messaging service WhatsApp said it will limit its users’ ability to forward messages, in a bid to curb the spread of fake news at the time of the global coronavirus pandemic.

The Facebook-owned company has decided to change the rules on how its users can forward messages that “did not originate from a close contact” and are, in effect, “less personal” compared to typical messages sent via WhatsApp.

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