Meta is working on a new WhatsApp feature for fact check
WhatsApp Update: This feature relies on Google's reverse image search function and WhatsApp has clarified that no processing is done on the image without the consent of the users. This messaging platform owned by Meta has also said that it does not have any access before, during, or after sending the image for processing.
Whatsapp, a Meta-owned instant messaging app is working on a new feature through which you can do a fact check. Now, you don't have to browse through different other sites for fact check. However, you'll only be able to do a fact-check of pictures.
WhatsApp has started testing a feature with the help of which users can get information about an image quickly that they have received from any other user. This feature would allow users to reverse-lookup an image with just a few taps, which means you will be able to know the reality of a photo by using reverse image technology.
Presently, the feature has been rolled out for beta testers. It will help you to find manipulated media files on WhatsApp with the help of this feature. This feature can be seen on WhatsApp's new beta version 2.24.23.13.
According to the report, this feature is named 'Search on the Web'. The image lookup feature is being tested. According to the report of WABetaInfo, after this update, beta testers will be able to use the new feature in the media viewer while opening the image in the chat. This new feature does a reverse image search, which asks permission from the users to upload the image.
The feature is essentially Google's reverse image search alright, and WhatsApp wants everyone to know that no processing will be done without the consent of the users. The Meta-owned messaging platform has also said not to have access to the image before, during, or after sending it for processing.
