

These features, along with ad campaigns, are designed to help WhatsApp's 1 billion users better identify fake news, hoaxes, and other false information that can spread via the messaging app. The messaging app has also added new admin controls for group chats and labels for forwarded messages. Recent Activities Users Online Team Search Members Help Center. The new test comes on the heels of several updates meant to combat fake news and misinformation. Can anyone help me, I need to find anti bot spam plugin who can help me and say the name of the plugin :aternos: thanks :: Forum Members. The link alert feature began to roll out to WhatsApp's beta testers on Thursday. "To protect your privacy, these checks take place entirely on your device, and because of end-to-end encryption WhatsApp can’t see the content of your messages," a spokesperson said in a statement. The company notes that the link checks don't affect existing privacy settings. Notably, the feature will work regardless of the language you use the app in.

With the potential new feature, WhatsApp will append a red "suspicious link" label when it detects a character that seems out of place. This technique, known as an " IDN homograph attack (Opens in a new tab)," is commonly used by spammers and in phishing attacks and can be particularly effective if you're not paying close attention. An example of a suspicious link that WhatsApp may detect.
