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As a member of a group in a messaging platform on the app, you shouldn’t post or share fake news, hate speech or misinformation. Objectionable posts need to be deleted, especially if notified by the group admin. Check the source and veracity of news, videos, images and memes before posting them on a group. The advisory also mentions that all violent, discriminative and pornographic content against a specific religion or community shouldn’t be shared on groups. The advisory also encourages you to report fake news, hate speech and misinformation to the nearest police station Under the new advisory, group admins also have certain responsibilities to inform all group members about the rules of posting and warn users against sharing objectionable content. Group admins are expected to actively monitor content shared on the group and inform authorities if mischievous or objectionable content is shared on the group. The advisory states that admins and users posting objectionable content will be dealt with as per law with punishment ranging from the apprehension of offenders to appropriate action under the preventive sections of the law.In other news, new features were spotted on the beta update of the Facebook-owned messaging platforming. According to WABetaInfo, WhatsApp is working on adding at least three new features to the platform. This includes a password protection feature for chat backups, an advanced search feature and new rules for an auto-download option.
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