Despite Fake News and Rumours, WhatsApp Is India’s Most Preferred Social Media App
16 April 2019 5:11 AM GMT
Trouble began for WhatsApp when the central government pulled up the application for not controlling the spread of fake news.
- Facebook-owned WhatsApp's biggest problem in India is the spread of fake news, and the company has taken multiple steps over the past year to tackle it.
- In India too, it became one of the most popular social media platforms with nearly 200 Mn users in the country as of 2017.
- According to a survey report titled "Social Media /Messaging Platforms In India" by social and consumer research agency AudienceNet, majority of the respondents in India selected WhatsApp as the preferred choice of social media network and a messaging platform.
- According to the report, about 87% of the respondents believe that the Facebook-owned messaging platform has been taking proactive steps to curb the spread of misinformation on its platform.
- While the company, government and users continue to debate over WhatsApp's compliance efforts, some of the important questions continue to remain unanswered, even as other companies are rushing to comply with government norms.
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