WhatsApp new features

Criminals and anti-social elements increasingly using WhatsApp to share fake content through group chats, So the company is planning to add some new features to check this type of misuse of WhatsApp. They testing a new feature that will alert users of fake news that is forwarded in groups. WhatsApp will automatically check the authenticity of the website links that are being shared through its upcoming ‘Suspicious Link’ feature.

What is ‘Suspicious Link’ ?

Once this feature is rolled-out, the moment you receive a link to a website on WhatsApp, the app will do a background check of the link to the website and will alert you if it finds something suspicious. “When WhatsApp detects a suspicious link, the message is marked with a red label,” says a report in WaBetaInfo. The red label will indicate that either it’s spam or phishing link or is redirecting to a fake news website. Sometimes, third-party links can redirect to malicious website that download malware in the background.

The feature has been spotted in WhatsApp 2.18.204 beta version. We can expect WhatsApp to roll out this feature very soon.

Here are some other WhatsApp new features which was recently rolled out :-

• There is always the option to block people. It also prompts unknown senders with an option to either block or add the contact on WhatsApp.
• Feature to prevent users from from adding others back into groups which they left.
• Group admins can decide and even restrict other member from sending texts in a particular group.
• Demote group admins. With this, you can demote existing group admins to member status with limited rights.
• The “Forwarded” label feature allows users to know if the message has been written or forwarded.

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