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Youngsters are using WhatsApp to consume news. (Photo: Pixabay)

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WhatsApp, however, had rejected India's demand for a solution to track the origin of messages on its platform.

31 Oct 2018 2:26 PM IST

Police said some fake messages about the presence of a gang of robbers were doing the rounds on Whatsapp and the incident was a fallout of these rumours. (Photo: AP | Representational)

2 lynched, 7 injured in Maharashtra's Aurangabad district on rumours...

At least 1,500 villagers allegedly attacked 9 men with wooden sticks after nabbing them from near a farm in Chandgaon...

13 Jun 2018 8:16 PM IST

Rival digital payments services have pointed out exceptions that have been applied to WhatsApps service.

Building traceability would undermine end-to-end encryption: WhatsApp

WhatsApp has also restricted the number of forwards that can be done at a time.

23 Aug 2018 3:15 PM IST

WhatsApp is of the most popular messaging platforms for sharing information. Random news is known for spreading rumours and scams.

WhatsApp to clamp down on 'sinister' messages in India: Ravi Shankar...

Prasad had asked the company to work out ways to trace the origin of sinisterâ€ messages.

21 Aug 2018 7:00 PM IST

Youngsters are using WhatsApp to consume news. (Photo: Pixabay)

WhatsApp appoints grievance officer for India to curb fake messages

Under pressure to clamp down on sinister messages, Whatsapp has appointed a grievance officer for India.

23 Sept 2018 3:08 PM IST

The update has come to India first, in an indication of how widely the platform is being used to spread unverified information in the country. It will be rolled out globally in the coming weeks.

WhatsApp limits forwards to one chat at a time in India to halt spread...

The messaging app earlier restricted forwards to five chats but it did not prove effective enough against the spread of...

7 April 2020 2:04 PM IST