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WhatsApp Expands Message Forwarding Limit Worldwide to Contain Spread of Fake News

Rejected submission by upstart at 2019-01-21 14:01:07
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WhatsApp expands message forwarding limit worldwide to contain spread of fake news [phonearena.com]

While a limit of five forwarding instances for any single message may sound low and completely harmless, it’s important to keep in mind WhatsApp still supports group chats with up to 256 participants. Thus, at least in theory, the same message could still be sent from one user to a whopping 1,280, then 1,280 more and so on. But any small step in the right direction will do... for now.


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