WhatsApp to put all the power in the hands of group admins
According to independent WhatsApp monitor WABetaInfo, the Meta-owned app is rolling out a feature allowing group admins to delete messages.
“WhatsApp is finally rolling out admin deletion to some lucky beta testers on WhatsApp beta for Android. Admin delete is a new feature that lets group admins delete any message in their groups.
“Thanks to this feature, group admins finally have more control over their groups by using this new moderation tool. This is surely the best news of the week,” WABetaInfo said in a blog post.
A double-edged sword of functionality, the new feature will effectively put all control in the hands of group admins, much like in the group chat features offered by competitor messaging app, Telegram. Read More…