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One of Google Voice's best features is going away
The Google Voice app now tells users that "message forwarding to linked numbers will stop soon because mobile carriers have started to block those messages."
WhatsApp makes it easier to fact-check forwarded messages
WhatsApp's new feature that lets users search the web for more info about frequently forwarded messages.
WhatsApp says its forwarding limits are slowing the spread of fake news
WhatsApp's measure to restrict the spread of fake news appear to be working.
WhatsApp imposes even stricter limits on message forwarding
“We believe it’s important to slow the spread of these messages down to keep WhatsApp a place for personal conversation,” the company added.
WhatsApp clamps down on forwarding to reduce hoaxes and spam
While parent company Facebook shifts policies on how to handle content that it said can lead to violence, WhatsApp is also in a state of change. A blog post describes how it's limiting the ability to forward messages to multiple chats at once, apparently in hopes that it will slow the spread of hoaxes and misinformation that have incited recent lynchings in India. Previously users could forward to over 250 people at once, and now the limit globally has been reduced to 20. In India, it will be restricted to five, and a "quick forward" button next to media messages will be removed. The company called these changes a "test," while a spokesperson said to Recode that "We're horrified by the violence in India, and we've announced number of different product changes to help address these issues." WhatsApp already shifted to labeling forwarded messages, it recently started funding research into the problem and now it's making another attempt to put the brakes on. TechCrunch points out a report from The Economic Times that WhatsApp execs have met with India's election commission and plan to bring over the news verification model recently used in Mexico.
Yahoo revived email forwarding so you can finally leave
After Yahoo disabled automatic mail forwarding earlier this week, the internet company has flipped the feature back on for all users. The company told Engadget that the move was part of "previously planned maintenance to improve its functionality between a user's various accounts" when it was turned off on Monday. In a blog post announcing the feature had returned, Yahoo apologized for the interruption users experienced over the last few days.
