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Source:http://www.econcept.com.ng/2018/07/why-whatsapp-told-govt-to-combat-fake.html

Taking cognizance of the Indian government's concerns over the misuse of its platform for repeated circulation of provocative content, Facebook-owned WhatsApp on 4 July wrote to the IT Ministry saying the company is horrified by terrible acts of violence.

Reacting to the growing instances of the lynching of innocent people owing to a large number of irresponsible messages filled with rumours and provocation circulated on WhatsApp, the IT Ministry on 3 July asked WhatsApp to take immediate action and ensure that the platform is not used for such malafide activities.

"Thank you for your letter dated 2 July. Like the Government of India, we're horrified by these terrible acts of violence and wanted to respond quickly to the very important issues you have raised. We believe this is a challenge that requires government, civil society and technology companies to work together," WhatsApp said in the letter sent to the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY).

WhatsApp which has over 200 million monthly active users in India, listed a number of measures it has taken in the recent past to control the spread of misinformation and abuse on its platform...

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Source:http://www.econcept.com.ng/2018/07/why-whatsapp-told-govt-to-combat-fake.html