“Claim: The Government of India has released a new #WhatsApp guideline to monitor chats and take action against people #PIBFactCheck : This message is #FAKE. The Government has released no such guideline,” said PIB Fact Check.
The tweet by PIB Fact Check clearly states that the message about the government issuing guidelines for monitoring chats and taking action is false. The government has not issued any such guidelines.
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What the circulating message claims
According to the message being circulated on the internet and social media, the government has issued new guidelines to monitor the following aspects on WhatsApp.
- Message Sent
- Message Delivered
- Message Read
- Government has taken a note
- Government can take action against you
- Government is screening your data
- Government has initiated action and you’ll receive summons from court.
Why you shouldn’t believe this message
According to this message, users will see different colored ticks, similar to the grey, double tick, and blue tick, indicating if a message is sent, delivered, or seen. However, it is important to note that WhatsApp does not have any other colored ticks with different meanings. The message also claims that there will be red colored ticks, which is completely false as WhatsApp does not use color-coded ticks.