[ummonk]

>Social networks are centralized attention monopolising machines where sophisticated algorithms work to manipulate users.

That's not true for WhatsApp though is it? It's just messaging + forwarding, not unlike email.

[throwaway94843]

You are correct. There is no reason for WhatsApp to shut down forwarding immediately ...It’s not like any credible competitor is out there (and if any emerged, chances are it would be strangled in its cradle by concerned governments).