WhatsApp’s trying to add extra transparency to its group invitations, by including extra context as to who’s added you to a bunch, and what the group is about, earlier than you be a part of.
As you possibly can see on this instance, WhatsApp’s new group context playing cards will embody a observe on who added you to a bunch, whereas they’ll additionally show who created the group, when the group was created, and the group description (if out there).
That’ll present make it simpler to keep away from spammy teams, or those who you’re being added to by strangers so as to push their very own agendas, no matter they might be.
The replace comes as a part of WhatsApp’s newest group security replace, which additionally contains new reporting choices to assist preserve you protected.
WhatsApp has seen an increase in group exercise, and general utilization generally, as customers drift away from public posting, and extra in direction of extra personal group engagement. And with WhatsApp providing full message encryption, that further safety clearly holds vital enchantment, with increasingly more Western customers specifically now signing as much as the app.
On the similar time, group chats have develop into a extra vital vector for spam because of that elevated curiosity, and these new measures will present further transparency to assist keep away from scams.
WhatsApp says that its new group context notes are being rolled out to all customers over the subsequent few weeks.
