Update WhatsApp now: New feature will tell you if a message has been forwarded more than 5 times
The new feature can be found under WhatsApp's 'forwarded' label for messages.
By ET Online | Updated:
Messaging app WhatsApp is rolling out a new feature on Android and iOS that lets users know if a message has been forwarded more than five times. The feature, named Frequently Forwarded Messages, is available for everyone who is using the updated version of the Facebook-owned app.
The newly-launched feature is WhatsApp's effort to curb the spread of fake news.
"We have recently introduced an update to our forwarded message label that helps people identify when they have 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," IANS quoted a WhatsApp spokesperson as saying.
WhatsApp, in the past few months, has been working to curb the spread of misinformation through its platform.
Earlier, WhatsApp announced its payment service, WhatsApp Pay, in India. The service is expected to go live by the end of the year.
WhatsApp has 400 million users in India.
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