WhatsApp limits forwarded messages
In mid-July 2018, WhatsApp began to mark the forwarded messages From their blog they indicated that «This additional information will It will help you have more control over your individual and group chats, since you will be able to identify if your friends or family write the messages they send you or if they forward them from someone else. At WhatsApp we take your security very seriously, so we recommend that you think twice before sharing messages that are forwarded."
But in addition to that, in India they applied another novelty and that was to limit forwarding to 5. This meant that a person could only forward a message to 5 of his contacts. The causes of this reduction are due to the proliferation of false news in the Indian country. They have contributed to lynchings and crimes through mass forwarding of messages. Many of them accused people of having committed crimes that they never did.
At the moment, we can forward up to 20 people but we don't know until when this will be possible. It will surely be sooner rather than later.
Why WhatsApp limits message forwarding to 5 people:
On WhatsApp are taking the security of their users very seriously. Seeing the riots that exist worldwide, the conflicts, the hoaxes that end in misfortunes, they will make the measure that was implemented in India apply worldwide.
We think that, with this measure, the issue of fake news can be controlled somewhat, but we don't think it's the remedy. And we will tell you about it below.
As the information that a message was forwarded was added, there were already tutorials explaining how to prevent such messages from being marked as forwarded.
Do you think that new "tricks" will not appear to bypass the limit of 5 forwards?.
We think that the WhatsApp way to address this problem is like wanting to put doors on the field. It's good that they implement new features to prevent hoaxes from spreading quickly, but we think that a large part of the solution lies in the users.
That is why if you want to put an end to this scourge, don't share WhatsApp messages of violence, accusations, harassment. Let's all get involved and build a better world.
Greetings.
Source: WabetaInfo
