I asked perhaps an obvious question: Why doesn't WhatsApp just remove misinformation?https://www.newstatesman.com/science-tech/coronavirus/2020/04/whatsapp-harder-forward-messages-why-not-remove-misinformation …
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I mean they quite literally cannot remove it as things stand, and taking away end-to-end encryption would result in Facebook being able to read your messages which personally makes me very uncomfortable. I'd 100% stop using WhatsApp at that point (already use Signal and Telegram)
I totally get this point! But my opinion is that a) it's more important to remove this stuff during this pandemic rn and b) most people using WhatsApp don't really think about that part of it.
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That is an intriguing point - wonder how many people are aware it's encrypted. There's a lot we can do *not* on WhatsApp about this problem too don't forget
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yh totally! what this piece was originally going to be before the forwarding news was how those of us living with boomers in lockdown have suddenly realised how much they treat WA like a social media platform. i don't think they see it in the way that we/tech literate ppl do
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Fair play. I respect your view, there's a balance to strike and WhatsApp misinfo most definitely is a big problem - but make no mistake, once you remove that encryption, it's gone forever. Limiting forwarding will go a long way I think (and already has).
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We need a 'civil internet tax'. (Please join me on this crusade).https://fabians.org.uk/democracy-on-the-line/ …
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