Why does WhatsApp tell you when it sends you a message?

TEGUCIGALPA, HONDURAS

Surely you have already seen the word transmitted – in italics – in more than one of the messages that send you to the WhatsApp mail service. We tell you what is the purpose of this new update.

With the rise of "Fake New" in social networks, WhatsApp joined Facebook and other applications to combat this phenomenon that causes discomfort among thousands of people.

The goal of the company is to fight against spam and false news. Thus the Return flag shows you that the information you receive has another origin and invites you to confirm it before transmitting it.

The messaging service will also prevent users from forwarding messages to more than 20 groups at the same time. The exception will be India – the largest business market – where the limit will be five, after this year there were several lynchings of people as a result of rumors disseminated by the company. 39; application.

"A few years ago we added a function so that WhatsApp allows you to forward a message to several chats at once. Today, we have launched a test to limit the re-routing that will apply to all those who use WhatsApp ", explained company.

"We believe that these changes, which we will continue to evaluate, will help maintain WhatsApp's original design so that it remains a private messaging application."

It should be noted that the new option only works if the user sends the message using the "Forward" function. If the text is copied and pasted directly, the system will not be able to detect when it has been transferred.