Facebook's WhatsApp limits users to five text forwards to curb rumors

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To fight "misinformation and rumors".

Facebook's WhatsApp limits users to five text forwards to curb rumors
Facebook Inc's WhatsApp is limiting worldwide the number of times a user can forward a message to five, starting on Monday, as the popular messaging service looks to fight "misinformation and rumors", company executives said on Monday. Previously, a WhatsApp user could forward a message to 20 ...

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