Summary
- WhatsApp tests monthly limits for messages sent to unknown numbers without response.
- Meta confirmed that the goal is to reduce spam and that there will be warnings before the limit is reached.
- The company also tests limits on broadcast lists and created a button to signal disinterest in marketing messages.
WhatsApp is working to impose a limit on the number of messages that people and companies can send to unknown numbers without receiving a response. The company has not yet decided what this quantity will be and is testing different monthly shipping ceilings.
The information was obtained from the website TechCrunch and confirmed by Meta, developer of the messenger. The idea is that the rule will help reduce the spam problem on the platform. Testing should begin in the coming weeks in different countries.
How will the WhatsApp message limit work?
According to the publication, if you send three messages to someone who does not have your contact saved, those three messages will be considered when calculating the monthly limit. If the person in question responds, the three messages stop counting.
When a person or company is close to breaking the ceiling, there will be a warning in the app, indicating the number of messages remaining. This way, no one will be blocked without being warned in advance.
Meta says the average WhatsApp user shouldn’t have any issues with the limit. The rule aims to crack down on people and companies that spam and send mass messages.
WhatsApp has been adopting measures against spam
A few months ago, WhatsApp began testing another type of message limit: those sent to broadcast lists. Meta is carrying out this experiment in more than ten countries. The company also created a button to signal that you are not interested in the marketing messages sent by a company.
Furthermore, in the privacy settings, it is possible to activate an option that blocks messages from someone who is not in your contact list after a certain amount, which is not specified in the app.
With information from TechCrunch
Source: https://tecnoblog.net/noticias/whatsapp-testa-limite-para-mensagens-sem-resposta/
