WhatsApp Is Now Labeling Messages That Are Forwarded – Adweek

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WhatsApp users will now have a way to tell if messages they receive have been forwarded to them. The Facebook-owned messaging application said in a blog post that starting Tuesday, it will label messages that have been forwarded from other people. WhatsApp wrote, "Starting today, WhatsApp will indicate which messages you receive have been forwarded to you. It also helps you determine if your friend or relative wrote the message they sent or if it originally came from someone else. To see this new forwarded label, you need to have the latest supported version of WhatsApp on your phone."

WhatsApp Allows Hiding Messages And Re-Downloading Deleted Media, But There's A Catch

Show Full ArticleWhatsApp recently added the ability to re-download deleted multimedia messages like images, GIFs, and video. However, in order to access such deleted media, there has to be a pattern to the deletion. This might be an inconvenience, but WhatsApp users who wish to retain the ability of downloading deleted media in the future, must never delete such messages from within the application. How Can WhatsApp Users Re-Download Old Deleted Media? WhatsApp Update Now Offers A Download Button For Deleted Media MessagesInstead of the message about missing media, WhatsApp now allows users to re-download the content.

WhatsApp Labels New Feature for Fake Messages Crackdown

referring to News organizations including Vox Media, Jovem Pan, and India Today are early members of the working group. Filtering Out Fake Messages:However, there is one more player jumped on the bandwagon to curb the spread of fake messages in India, and that is none other than WhatsApp. Right Step At Right Time:WhatsApp took this action to encourage people to report fraudulent or violent messages after a wave of murders carried out by mobs of people who were falsely accused (via WhatsApp messages) of intending to abduct children. In a blog post, WhatsApp also shared, "We encourage you to think before sharing messages that were forwarded. Earlier this week, WhatsApp printed a full-page advertisement in Indian newspapers that used a tag line "Together we can fight false information."