WhatsApp has threatened legal action against those who publicly claim the abilit...
NEW DELHI - WhatsApp has threatened legal action against those who publicly claim the ability to abuse its messaging platform, after the emergence of a raft of companies advertising products to bypass usage restrictions.
A Reuters investigation found in May that WhatsApp clones and software tools were helping Indian digital marketers and political activists bypass anti-spam restrictions in the run-up to India’s general election.However the Facebook-owned company said in a post titled"Unauthorized usage of WhatsApp" that from Dec. 7 it would take action even if an entity merely made public claims of an ability to abuse its platform.
Reuters in May reported WhatsApp was being misused ahead of India’s general election through the use of free clone apps and via a $14 software tool that allowed users to automate delivery of bulk WhatsApp messages. Some firms in India also offered the chance to send bulk WhatsApp messages from anonymous numbers via a website, Reuters found.
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