From now on highly forwarded messages will be marked with a double arrow icon and users will receive a notice when they are forwarding such a message, a WhatsApp spokesperson said.
If a user is trying to forward a message that has been forwarded multiple times before, WhatsApp will notify the users that it will be marked as “forwarded many times”.
In yet another initiative to prevent or to control the spread of misinformation, WhatsApp has introduced a new feature, which will notify a user if a message has been forwarded many times. The feature is now available for everyone on the latest version of the app.
If a user is trying to forward a message that has been forwarded multiple times before, WhatsApp will notify users and it will be marked as “forwarded many times”. A user can choose to send the message or choose to quit. The main idea is to alert a user that the message could be part of a chain.
They’ve recently introduced an update to the forwarded message label which helps people identify when they’ve received messages that were previously forwarded several times, such as a chain message. These highly forwarded messages will be marked with a double arrow icon and users will receive a notice when they are forwarding such a message,” a WhatsApp spokesperson told.
However, the number of times that the message has been forwarded will remain end-to-end encrypted. Essentially, WhatsApp will label messages that have been forwarded more than five times, but will not reveal the exact number of times it has been forwarded.
WhatsApp has taken several measures to limit the spread of fake news of its platform including limiting forwards to five people forwarded label, and more. The new “forwarded many times” feature will likely make users more mindful of whether the message has been composed by the sender or has simply been forwarded many times.
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