Since an increase in communication forums and the increase in its use, fake news they are a real problem. All day long scams, hoaxes or partial or fake news which convey the feeling that it is difficult to find computers on the Internet.
One of the channels through which fraudulent information is transmitted WhatsApp. The fact that this is an app it has become a haven of communication among millions of people
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Forwarding: a platform for transmitting false information
Less than a month ago, in this same blog, we were talking about the steps WhatsApp proposes to use to stop the spread fake news, hoaxes, scams or inaccurate information. Specifically, we are talking about the fact that a message can only be sent to one contact or group once it has been sent more than five times. Therefore, it is possible to limit the amount of provocative messages
What have been the results? As reported by TechCrunch, changes in the transfer policies on WhatsApp is used in addition to that 2 billion users they work. Ever since the new law began, there has been 70% reduction of messages with a higher number of forwards.
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We must remember that this route only has its own path reinforce another previous border where the same message is not allowed to forward to more than five contacts. At that time, it reduces the transmission of virus messages 25% nailed. It is very clear that these steps are very effective in preventing fake news and other deceptive information from flooding the instant messaging app.
