WhatsApp for iPhone no longer lets you freely forward messages
Are you an iPhone and WhatsApp user? Well, you should know that you already have a new update of the messaging application available for your mobile. It is not mandatory. And, in fact, it is better that you do not install it if you are one of those who forwards memes and messages at will. WhatsApp has decided to start vetoing these practices after its latest experiments upon discovering that it is a fast track to the proliferation of fake news So start forgetting about forward like crazy.
This is version 2.18.81 of WhatsApp for iPhone, available for free to all Apple mobile users. And it brings some interesting news, how can it be otherwise. One of them is being able to interact with Siri so that it takes care of sending messages to WhatsApp groups without having to interact with the terminal screen, just dictating it by voice. And, of course, the new group calls and video calls have also landed. So far nothing really surprising if you have recently followed the evolution of this messaging application.
The funny thing is that, in addition to all this, WhatsApp for iPhone has started to veto the forwarding of content in bulk That is to say , that if you update the application and choose to forward a photo, video, link or message you will find yourself with the following limitation: you will not be able to forward this content to more than five people at a time.Although you are not prevented from repeating this process over and over again with your entire contact list.
This way the forwarding is not massive. You cannot do it with all the chats you have open in a simple and comfortable way. The idea is to stop the proliferation of all this false information that is especially convenient, fun, or satisfying to share. Something that only helps misinformation and social alert. Of course, this limit on forwarding is not going to change the nature or intent of fake content, but it will at least make it a little more difficult for users used to following chains, creating social alarm or simply sharing in a massive and unconscious way. Something that has already been tested recently in India, a country that stands out for the proliferation of misinformation and the forwarding of this content.
In addition, once you update your WhatsApp application on iPhone you will see the resend button that appeared next to these contents is missing For Of course, this does not prevent you from making a long press and sharing it again, or from doing it from the gallery of the terminal. But, again, it is one more barrier so that you feel less tempted to spread content and news that may not be based on reality.
