WhatsApp wants a partnership with the Government of India against false news – News

At least three people were killed beating in the country because of false news circulating through the courier application

WhatsApp against false news in India

Facebook WhatsApp responded to a request from the Indian Ministry of Technology to curb the spread of false information on its platform, saying that this task requires a partnership between the two and with society.

India is the largest WhatsApp market with over 200 million users. However, false information in his application has helped to beat more than a dozen people, at least three of whom have died.

On Sunday (1), five other people were lynched in Maharashtra because they were suspected of being pirates of the air. The increase in the number of incidents of this type prompted the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technologies to request Tuesday that WhatsApp take immediate steps to prevent the spread of false information. and provocative content.

"As the Government of India, we are horrified by these terrible acts of violence and we want to respond quickly to the very important issues you have raised," the WhatsApp said in a letter to the ministry dated July 3 and seen by Reuters.

"We believe disinformation, and the spread of trots are issues that are best handled collectively: the government, civil society, and technology companies working together."

The message service said that it gives users controls and information to help "For starters, we will soon be publishing new educational materials on misinformation and running our news workshops," said WhatsApp.

"We will soon begin publishing new educational materials on misinformation."

The company recently added a tool in its application to prevent users from adding new members to message groups and allowing administrators to group to decide who can send messages.

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