WhatsApp. The messaging application used by over 1.5 billion people from all over the planet is about to undergo a very important new change imposed by the Americans for everyone. More precisely, this week WhatsApp implemented a function that gives users the opportunity to see how many times a message has been forwarded to various people before it reaches them, all with the idea of combating fake news.
WhatsApp. Well, another one is now linked to this function, which will allow group administrators to prevent the publication in chat groups of messages that have been re-sent several times. You can see below what this new function implemented for WhatsApp looks like, for now in beta version, its main role is to prevent the distribution of fake news to users who do not know how to distinguish them from the real ones.
WhatsApp. SECRET change with HUGE IMPACT
WhatsApp. You can see that the administrators have only two options for their groups, the one to allow the distribution of messages sent several times within the respective groups, and the one to prevent this. If group administrators will allow the distribution of messages that have been forwarded several times, then anyone will be able to forward any messages they want in that WhatsApp group, without any restrictions, regardless of how many times they have been forwarded before.
WhatsApp. If the administrators choose to block this functionality, then no one will be able to resend a message that has been resent many times in a group, but of course they will be able to copy it and repost it there. WhatsApp imposes these measures because the distribution of fake news has reached alarming levels, and the company currently has no other methods to prevent the distribution of incorrect information around the world, so it does what it can.
WhatsApp. The new function is currently only being tested by the Americans, and it is not known when it could be officially offered.
