Facebook's WhatsApp says no plan to lift forwarding limit in Brazil

Facebook's WhatsApp says no plan to lift forwarding limit in Brazil
Facebook Inc`s popular messaging service WhatsApp has no plan to lift its limit on the number of people who can receive a forwarded message in Brazil. Image source: Reuters
Written By: Reuters
Updated: Wed, Oct 24, 2018
07:36 am
Sao Paulo, Reuters
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Facebook Inc`s popular messaging service WhatsApp has no plan to lift its limit on the number of people who can receive a forwarded message in Brazil, an executive for the company told reporters on Tuesday.

Asked whether WhatsApp would lift its 20-recipient limit for forwarded messages or lower the cap to five in Brazil, as in India, Victoria Grand, VP for policy and communications at WhatsApp said: "We`re pretty comfortable with that number 20," but that policy "could change over time."

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Last week, Brazil`s leading presidential candidate, Jair Bolsonaro, complained that WhatsApp had limited the reach of forwarded messages, calling for the service to lift the cap.

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