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Cheap tools bypass WhatsApp controls in Indian election
- Thursday | 16th May, 2019
The software tools appear to overcome those restrictions, allowing users to reach thousands of people at once. At least three software tools were available on Amazon.com’s India website. NEW DELHI/MUMBAI (Reuters) – WhatsApp clones and software tools that cost as little as $14 are helping Indian digital marketers and political activists bypass anti-spam restrictions set up by the world’s most popular messaging app, Reuters has found. For Indian politicians, WhatsApp, Facebook and Twitter are key campaigning tools to target the country’s near 900 million voters. After false messages on WhatsApp last year sparked mob lynchings in India, the company restricted forwarding of a message to only five users.
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