WhatsApp has reportedly taken necessary steps to block the mobile number which are proved to be spreading Fake News on its network.
WhatsApp messenger has reportedly taken necessary steps to block the mobile number if those numbers are proved to be spreading fake news on its network.
Cross-platform messaging and Voice over IP service app has reportedly started blocking or disabling conversations for those phone numbers which are proved to be spreading fake news and offensive election-related content, labeled by Election Commission of India.
The first number which has been spreading fake news on its network reportedly blocked by WhatsApp on April 11 before voting started.
In February 2017, WhatsApp reached 200 million monthly active users in India.
As of February 2017, WhatsApp had over 1.2 billion users globally, reaching 1.5 billion monthly active users by the end of 2017.
