Whatsapp Limits Message-Forwarding To ‘Slow The Spread’ Of Coronavirus Misinformation

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS Local) — WhatsApp is placing additional restrictions on the number of times a forwarded message can be shared simultaneously in new effort to curtail the spread of misinformation amid the coronavirus crisis.
The Facebook-owned instant messaging service said Tuesday that any message that has been forwarded five or more times will now face a new limit that prevents a user from forwarding it to more than one chat (contact) at a time.
WhatsApp has long been plagued by misinf