Messages that go viral in a chat WhatsApp They are positive when they show real information, or when it comes to hopeful texts or funny stories. However, there are a large number of messages that we receive, especially in conversation groups, in which you cannot determine their veracity because they are simply forwarding, forwarding. Read Telephone: FREE messages and calls to cell phones by Covid-19
And before the world crisis that has arisen as a consequence of the coronavirusIt appears that this situation has worsened. Many of the messages we receive are intended to be signed by a government or medical authority. And so, out of nowhere, we see ourselves forwarding texts that contain the ‘magic’ formula to prevent the disease or to cure it. When we spread this type of information we are contributing to chaos.
WhatsApp made this decision to prevent false information from spreading. Photo: EFE
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For this reason, as a strategy to prevent viral messages with content that could be false, the most used messaging app in the world will now limit forwarding of those who have had high circulation among users, that is, messages that have been massively forwarded.
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This has to do with their privacy policies, which seek to keep conversations private and prevent virality from being uncontrollable.
What is the limitation on message forwarding?
According to a bulletin WhatsApp, those messages of dubious origin have a double arrow label, this indicates that they were not created by one of your contacts, and therefore they are not as personal as the rest they can send you.
Until now, you or your contacts could send these messages to a maximum of five conversations. Now, when the app detects them, you can only forward it to one of your contacts, or to a single chat.
It is not the first time that this social network Take steps to avoid misleading content. If you enter their page, in any language, you will find many recommendations and tips so that you can verify that information that comes as ‘news’ but that is not necessarily true. According to the application statement:
“We have seen a significant increase in the amount of forwarding that users have notified us that it can be overwhelming and can contribute to the spread of misinformation. We believe it is important to curb the spread of these messages to keep WhatsApp a place of personal conversation “, they sentence.
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Despite the limitation, it clarifies that it is not against all forwarding, as there are many users who send useful information, in addition to funny videos, memes and reflections or sentences that they consider important. In support of this, they comment that in recent weeks the app has been used to organize public moments of solidarity towards Health workers.
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