Facebook's WhatsApp limits users to five text forwards to curb rumors

Facebook Inc's <FB.O> WhatsApp is limiting worldwide the number of times a user can forward a message to five, starting on Monday, as the popular messaging service looks to fight "misinformation and rumors", company executives said on Monday.

Facebook's WhatsApp limits users to five text forwards to curb rumors ... Previously, a WhatsApp user could forward a message to 20 individuals or groups.

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