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WhatsApp limits forwarding messages to only one chat at a time

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The world’s largest instant messaging application WhatsApp on Tuesday announced a new feature to stem the flow of misinformation around coronavirus (covid-19).

The new feature will stop users from forwarding viral messages to multiple users. A user will now be able to forward messages to only one chat at a time.

The limit will kick in once a message has been forwarded on the platform five times, after which, a message can be forwarded to either one WhatsApp group or an individual at a time.

Though the feature is being rolled out to curb coronavirus-related rumours through the platform, it will stay permanently. WhatsApp had introduced a feature last year that highlighted forwarded messages by adding a distinct “forwarded" label with two

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