Previously, a WhatsApp user could forward a message to 20 individuals or groups. WhatsApp, which has around 1.5 billion users, has been trying to find ways to stop misuse of the app. The messaging app was also used to mobilise support for massive truckers strike in Brazil during May 2018. WhatsApp will roll out an update to activate the new forward limit, starting on Monday, WhatsApp’s head of communications Carl Woog said. Users of devices running Google’s Android system will receive the update first, followed by users of Apple Inc’s (AAPL.O) iOS.

Source: Punch January 21, 2019 19:30 UTC