Watts-Aab told reporters that they have introduced amendments to the service, which would reduce the spread of rumors and false news.
The amendments feature the Forward feature in the WattsApp application, where the user can resubmit to only 5 people or groups, after they can resend them to 20 people or groups.
Experts at Watts Ab said that the amendment would significantly reduce the spread of rumors and false news, and the possibility of sending them quickly to many.
Watts Ab has taken similar action in India for a while, after authorities there accused it of contributing to the spread of false news.
The "Forward" service was introduced by WattsApp to help users know whether some messages were written by the person who sent them, or that they received them from someone else and sent them back.
