Facebook Inc's WhatsApp tightened message forwarding limits on Tuesday, restricting users to sharing forwarded content one chat at a time after a jump in messages touting bogus medical advice since the start of the coronavirus crisis.
The pandemic, which has killed more than 70,000 people worldwide, has been accompanied by what the World Health Organisation has called an"infodemic" of misinformation, prompting governments and other authorities to urge social media companies to do more to combat the problem.
"We believe it's important to slow the spread of these messages down to keep WhatsApp a place for personal conversation," the statement said.The service has been imposing gradual curbs on message forwarding since 2018, after viral rumors on its platform triggered a wave of mass beatings and deaths in India.
Facebook and Twitter have responded to the deluge of inaccurate medical information posted in recent months by barring users from posting misleading information about the coronavirus, including denials of expert guidance and encouragement of fake treatments. That allows groups of hundreds of people to exchange texts, photos and videos, with no way to monitor the messages' origin or full reach.
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