Whatsapp appeal spreads forehead chains

WhatsApp is testing a new feature to stop the spread of chain letters, spam messages designed to viralize in conversations and groups. According to two sites specialize in application, Whatsappen.nl and WABetaInfo, the platform has created a kind of notification to users who are about to send some kind of spam.
The message, saying that the content "has been targeted many times," should also appear for users who receive the chains. Despite the tests, the tool is still under development and it is unclear whether the app will implement it officially.
The chains, which incite users to pass on the message to your list of friends, often contain false news or intrusive, texts are under the target platform. In 2017, the chains of Whats App also helped spread a series of blows on behalf of brands, not legitimate.
A chain that promised discounts on Uber and taxi services, for example, had more than 140,000 hits; There was also the spread of different messages that offered false benefits of Gol, the Apothecary gifts and gift certificates from Copenhagen, in return for users ' personal and banking data.