It's as simple as bypassing the WhatsApp lock

It's as simple as bypassing the WhatsApp lock

In order to stop the rapid spread of letter strings and false reports, WhatsApp has restricted its transfer function. The limit, however, can easily deceive.

WhatsApp users will only be able to send messages to five contacts at a time. Facebook's email service wants to slow down the spread of fake reports and other harmful content.

Initially, the change was introduced only in India, but it should apply globally in the near future. Until now, messages could be transmitted to a maximum of 20 people.

Now, however, there are doubts about the effectiveness of the measure. Because who wants to spread his messages to a wide audience, will always find ways to WhatsApp. For example, users can multiply the message by "copy-and-paste" into a new discussion with five other contacts. It's even faster using a mailing list.

The broadcast feature allows you to send messages outside of a fixed newsgroup to multiple contacts at the same time. L & # 39; advantage: Recipients do not know who the message was sent to otherwise. Their responses are visible only by the sender. A mailing list can contain up to 256 recipients and there are no rules on the number of lists you can create.

the Instructions for the iPhone can be found here on the WhatsApp website, and instructions for the Android version here.

WhatsApp had been criticized in countries such as India and Brazil, especially because the service was being used to spread hate messages. In India, there has been a series of violent crimes.

In Europe and North America too, parents are increasingly worried that young people will come into contact with the service through dangerous content, such as chains of letters or child pornography. The question is whether such problems can actually be avoided by technical measures – or if we need more information, comments t-online.de.

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