WHATSAPP INTRODUCES NEW FEATURE TO ADDRESS SPREAD OF FAKE NEWS

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By: Jumoke Olasoji



A chat-messaging platform owned by Facebook has announced the launch of a new feature on its product globally.



This improvement feature allows users differentiate when a message has been forwarded and not originally written by the sender.

This development is in response to calls from around the world on the brand on the need to curb the spread of fake news on its platform, WHATSAPP stated via its official blog on Tuesday.

WHATSAPP had recently received a notice from Indian government to take immediate measures to tackle misuse of its platform.

The statement reads further;

“Starting today, WhatsApp will indicate which messages you receive, have been forwarded to you.This extra context will help make one-on-one and group chats easier to follow,” 
“It also helps you determine if your friend or relative wrote the message they sent or if it originally came from someone else. 
“To see this new forwarded label, you need to have the latest supported version of WhatsApp on your phone,” WhatsApp added. 
“This could serve as an important signal for recipients to think twice before forwarding messages.  
“Because it lets a user know if content they received was written by the person they know or a potential rumour from someone else,” it had said. 
“WhatsApp cares deeply about your safety. “We encourage you to think before sharing messages that were forwarded. As a reminder, you can report spam or block a contact in one tap and can always reach out to WhatsApp directly for help.” 

The company had last month also announced “unrestricted monetary awards” for research on spread of misinformation on its platform to address the problem. 

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