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Is WhatsApp Adding a Third Blue Tick?

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Despite the abundance of scaremongering around us, there is a persistent WhatsApp rumor that continues to circulate.

Many individuals claim that a third blue tick is visible in a beta version of WhatsApp, indicating that someone has taken a screenshot of the conversation. However, this claim is false and should not be believed.

This rumor is not new, as similar false information circulated at the end of 2021 and the beginning of 2022, and is now resurfacing. The claim is being propagated through chain letters on WhatsApp, posts on TikTok, and other short video platforms.

If you encounter a message suggesting that WhatsApp is introducing a third tick, please refrain from forwarding it. Instead, consider sharing a message like the one below to combat the baseless scaremongering:



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Normally, major WhatsApp features are announced in advance by Meta, the parent company, before undergoing beta testing. These features are usually reported on by sites like WABetaInfo before potential public release.

However, none of this has occurred in this instance, so it is safe to disregard the rumor.

This article originally appeared on our sister publication Macwelt and was translated and adapted from German.

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