- Wednesday, April 24, 2024
By: Keerthi Mohan
After the Indian government urged WhatsApp to do its part to prevent the spread of fake news, the messaging platform on Tuesday (10) published advertisements in newspapers urging users to check the authenticity of messages before forwarding them. In recent times, India, which is WhatsApp’s biggest market with more than 200 million users, has seen an increase in the number of mob killings prompted by fake messages spread through WhatsApp. “Together we can fight false information,” read full-page advertisements in some top English language-newspapers. A spokesperson for the messaging platform told Reuters that it was starting a campaign in India…
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