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WhatsApp restricts message-forwarding to fight fake news


WhatsApp is limiting all its members to forwarding any single message up to five times in an effort to tackle the spread of false information on the platform, reported BBC.
The Facebook-owned business had already introduced the policy in India six months ago.
The move followed a number of mob lynchings that were blamed on fake reports spread via the service.
Until now, users elsewhere could forward messages up to 20 times.
The update to the app’s rules was announced at an event in Jakarta, Indonesia. The country is holding its general election in April.
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