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Novelty comes amidst the efforts of the application to fight the false news. WhatsApp announced that released Tuesday (10) – for all of its user base – the company bought ads in newspapers to warn of the problem. transferred the message warning function.
Depending on the request, the additional indication is intended to facilitate one-to-one conversations and to facilitate group tracking at the same time, which helps determine whether a friend or family member actually wrote the message or no one. To view the new "transferred" WhatsApp message tag, you must have the latest update of the application.
WhatsApp also attempts to tackle the spread of fake news within the platform. In the post to announce the news, the company says, "Pay attention to what you share."
Last year, WhatsApp, which belongs to Facebook, was constantly tasked with countering false news, in the shadow of which 8 people were lynched and killed in India after fake charges broadcast by the courier application .
This week, the company launched a campaign in print newspapers in India that tries to warn against misinformation anchored by WhatsApp. Full-page ads with publications in English, Hindi and other languages spoken in the area give you advice on how to tell if a real one is false or not.
In cases of lynchings in India, rumors have blamed the victims of kidnapping children. The police confirmed in all cases that the deceased victims were innocent and had never been involved in a crime. Newspaper announcements advise readers to check the information they receive through the app and to reinforce: "Do not worry about the number of times you've received a message, the fact that you've been receiving a message, the fact that you've been told a message is often shared does not make it true. 19659003] Last week, WhatsApp announced its first major global initiative to tackle the problem: scholarships for researchers who are dedicated to studying and proposing solutions to false news in the messenger.
