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WhatsApp launched a hotline Tuesday allowing Indians to flag rumours circulating ahead of the upcoming election, a major concern in a country where fake news has fuelled violence. It comes a day after WhatsApp´s parent company Facebook removed hundreds of pages promoting India´s ruling and opposition parties for violating rules around spam and “coordinated inauthentic behaviour” online. The spread of …

WhatsApp launched a hotline Tuesday allowing Indians to flag rumours circulating ahead of the upcoming election, a major concern in a country where fake news has fuelled violence. It comes a day after WhatsApp´s parent company Facebook removed hundreds of pages promoting India´s ruling and opposition parties for violating rules around spam and “coordinated inauthentic behaviour” online. The spread of …