Tired of being added in WhatApp group Chats you are not interested? Well, WhatsApp is giving its users more ways to block people from adding you to group chats. The company has updated its privacy settings to replace the original “nobody” option with a “my contacts except” choice that lets you prevent certain people (or all of them, if you prefer) from dragging you into a group. Your close friends and family can add you to a chat, for example, but a co-worker can’t rope you into a sports discussion without your permission.
With these new features, users will have more control over the group chats and messages they receive. These new privacy settings will begin rolling out to some users starting today. See screenshots below to see how you can avoid being added to annoying group chats.
Like earlier, a group chat administrator who doesn’t have permission can still send a private invitation through an individual chat. The request will disappear after three days, so you can ignore it if you’d rather not respond.
This new feature is now active now on Android and iOS. This is an acknowledgment that invites from unwanted group chats are still an issue, of course, but it’s also part of an ongoing effort to fight fake news. There should be fewer opportunities for people to spread misinformation, at least to people who weren’t already receptive to it.
