Whatsapp Forwards

WhatsApp issues cease and desist notice to companies cloning its app, using software to overcome forwarding restrictions

WhatsApp said that the initiative reduced the number of forwarded messages on the platform by over 25 percent. With regards to companies sending bulk messages, WhatsApp says it asks them to cease operations and reserves all rights available to them under applicable law.

WhatsApp starts radio campaign for educating users on the dangers of fake news

WhatsApp on-going educational campaign talks about creating awareness about spreading misinformation.

WhatsApp forward lands 21-year-old 'default' group admin in jail: Report

A 21-year-old has been in jail after an “objectionable” message was sent on group he was admin of.

WhatsApp to limit message forwarding to 5 groups or chats at the same time

WhatsApp will also be pulling back the feature of quick forward button next to media.

WhatsApp lynchings: Govt may sue the platform if it does not tackle fake news

WhatsApp could be in trouble if it does not take further steps to tackle the spread of fake news.

Blaming WhatsApp for deaths due to lynchings has shielded govt accountability

A messaging application such as WhatsApp, with a large user base, has been arraigned as a co-conspirator to these tragedies.

Tracking a viral WhatsApp message in Uttar Pradesh's Mahoba 

A temple. A pujari ji. A shape-shifting bird. The promise of prosperity. These were the elements of a WhatsApp message that was shared over 10 groups with 100 to 150 members each, across the Belatal kasbah of Mahoba district in Bundelkhand, Uttar Pradesh. Structured in the usual ‘Send this to five friends and watch your luck turn overnight’ vein, the message was different in one interesting aspect: It listed the names of actual people who had so far benefitted from the good fate promised in the text.

WhatsApp is working on a new forwarded message flag for fighting fake news, and real-time stickers

WhatsApp has already tested similar methods to try and fight spam internally where the system would flag messages that have been forwarded too many times.

WhatsApp forwards about Rs 500 recharge is a spam link likely to steal your information

WhatsApp forwards claiming to provide you with Rs 500 as a balance are increasingly doing rounds of WhatsApp group messages.

Sending malicious links via WhatsApp is an oft used method by hackers

Giving away a warning to all WhatsApp users across the globe, a report said that clicking on the links circulated on instant messaging app may expose and make them vulnerable to cyberattacks.