Facebook limits message forwarding to five chats at a time
Last updated on: 05 September,2020 07:15 pm
Limiting forwarding is an effective way to slow the spread of harmful content: Facebook
(Web Desk) - Facebook has announced a similar initiative that limits the ability to forward messages to just five people or groups at a time on Messenger.
“Limiting forwarding is an effective way to slow the spread of viral misinformation and harmful content that has the potential to cause real world harm,” Facebook says in an official blog post.
The social media giant adds that it is imposing a limit on message forwards to foil the efforts of bad actors aiming to cause chaos and undermine accurate information. The decision has been taken in view of the coronavirus pandemic (and the spread of linked conspiracy theories) as well as the upcoming elections in the US, New Zealand and other countries.
Talking about elections, Facebook has today also announced that it won’t accept new political ads in the week preceding the US elections. Additionally, the company also mentioned that it will remove posts that discourage people from voting by fanning coronavirus fears.