WhatsApp representatives told reporters that they were taking measures to prevent the spread of fakes about Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak. Restrictions due to the fight against disinformation about coronavirus have already appeared in the messenger.
In particular, the WhatsApp team limited the ability to forward a message to five chats at the same time and added the notes “forwarded” and “multiple forwarded” to some messages. Company representatives urge users to check the facts before sharing them with a list of contacts. For important information, you should turn directly to the checked and official resources, Ferra.ru reports.