Whatsapp will drastically limit forwarding across the globe to stop the spread of fake news, following violence in india and myanmar

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We keep an eye out for the most interesting stories about Labby subjects: digital media, startups, the web, journalism, strategy, and more. Here’s some of what we’ve seen lately. “Globally,


users will now be able to forward messages to just 20 people, although that will be limited to only five in India. The previous limit was over 250. WhatsApp is also getting rid of the ‘quick


forward’ feature in India, a button next to multimedia messages that made photos and videos even faster to pass along. WhatsApp is calling these changes a ‘test.'” —_SW_ Tags: chat


apps, Fake news, India, misinformation, Myanmar, WhatsApp


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