WhatsApp cuts 70% of viral message spread after new update

In their effort to combat COVID-19 related fake news, WhatsApp introduced a policy in early April, which limits users to forwarding certain messages to one “chat” at a time. As a result, the spread of ‘highly forwarded’ messages has dropped by 70%. Previously, a user could forward to five ‘chats’ at once. Their new policy … Continue reading WhatsApp cuts 70% of viral message spread after new update