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Sorry You Have Reached Your Fake News Limit

Richard Bradbury | Jeff Sandhu | Arvindh Yuvaraj

22-Jan-19 12:45

Sorry You Have Reached Your Fake News Limit

WhatsApp will now limit users to forwarding a message only five times, in an attempt to cut down on the spread of misinformation. Would this actually help to stop of fake news spreading?


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