By AFPMore by this AuthorSan Fransisco,WhatsApp on Tuesday placed new limits on message forwarding as part of an effort to curb the spread of misinformation about the coronavirus pandemic. The new policy limits users to forwarding certain messages to one "chat" at a time, aiming to limit the rapid propagation of content which is provocative but likely to be false. "We believe it's important to slow the spread of these messages down to keep WhatsApp a place for personal conversation." The new policy applies to messages forwarded "many times" and marked with a double-arrow, indicating that it did not originate from a close contact, according to WhatsApp. "In effect, these messages are less personal compared to typical messages sent on WhatsApp," the blog said.

Source: Daily Nation April 07, 2020 14:26 UTC