Are you a WhatsApp Group member? BEWARE of THESE privacy features

WhatsApp Groups are online spaces for communities, families, companies, schools, and more. The extent and size of the groups are tremendously expanding. The addition of WhatsApp Communities has considerably increased our reach. Along with the growing acceptance, the group can also cause problems for users who are concerned about their privacy. WhatsApp includes a few options that enable you to take full advantage of the platform without compromising on safety and privacy in order to minimise the impact on privacy. Scroll ahead to find out the features WhatsApp offers for you.

If users come across questionable communications in individual or group chats, WhatsApp gives users the opportunity to block accounts and report them directly to WhatsApp. If users want to share reported messages with fact-checkers or law enforcement personnel, they can decide to keep them on their phones using the instant messaging programme.

You may be aware that WhatsApp only allows you to forward a message to a maximum of five different accounts. WhatsApp groups have a different cap, though. Only one group at a time may receive messages with the "forwarded label," not all five.

Only those who have your phone number on Whatsapp can add you to a group. Users can choose who can add them to groups using WhatsApp's group invite system and privacy settings for groups. 

Only the group administrators will be notified when you choose to leave a group silently rather than everyone in the chat thread.

Any group member can by default send messages and edit the group's details, such as the subject, icon, or description. Administrators can, however, control who can send messages within groups using WhatsApp settings.

Ten independent fact-checking groups that operate in India are available on WhatsApp to assist users in identifying, reviewing, and validating information as well as assisting in the effort to stop the spread of false information. Additionally, WhatsApp gives users the option to text the IFCN WhatsApp chatbot developed by The Poynter Institute to confirm a message or piece of information.