Monday, March 25, 2019

WhatsApp Prepare the Recognize Spam Feature

WhatsApp is reportedly preparing a feature that if activated will be able to detect information about chain messages, helping users recognize whether the message is classified as spam or fake news. The WABetaInfo page writes in the messaging application version 2.19.80, WhatsApp includes a feature called "Forwarding Info" in the Message Info section.

If the user clicks on the message they sent to another user, he will be able to see whether the message has arrived and has been read by the other person, the feature that already exists today. If the user gets a chain message and wants to know how many times the message has been sent, resend the message then click and hold the message we sent to open Message Info.

This new feature will show how many times the message has been sent, according to WABetaInfo. This feature is expected to be available in beta in the near future.

A message is classified as "often re-sent" if sent more than four times. WhatsApp in the latest version will give a slightly bigger bubble to the messages that are often forwarded.

Through this feature, WhatsApp invites its users to understand that a very popular message, which is too often forwarded, should be suspected of containing information that is not necessarily true. Unfortunately, the Forwarding Info feature is not visible if the message is classified as "frequently re-sent" or has been forwarded more than five times, according to the page.

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