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WhatsApp controls message sharing to five, to curb fake news

Whatsapp logo. [Photo: Courtesy]

WhatsApp is restricting its customers from forwarding single messages more than five times in an attempt to stop the spread of fake news through the messaging platform.

The service, that currently allow users to forward messages up to 20 times, announced the new policy in Jakarta, Indonesia when the country is holding its general elections.

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