cover of episode WhatsApp says it will let you control if and how you get added to Groups (for real this time)

WhatsApp says it will let you control if and how you get added to Groups (for real this time)

2019/11/7
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WhatsApp, the popular messaging app owned by Facebook, has faced a lot of controversy over the role that Groups plays on the platform — both for Groups’ role in spreading spam, misinformation or worse; and for the fact that it can be very hard (actually impossible) to control when you are added except by blocking a specific contact altogether. Now, it seems that the company is finally starting to make some moves to change this.

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