There are no three red ticks on WhatsApp and no, the government is not recording you

Just a day ago whole bunch of people getting worried and sharing goodbye posts on Twitter and Instagram since they thought the platforms are going to be banned by the Indian government. Now they have something else to worry about – the government recording them on WhatsApp. A fake message has been going viral on WhatsApp and a few other platforms that claims that once the new IT rules are implemented, your WhatsApp calls and messages will be recorded.

The message states that all calls will be recorded and saved. All social media accounts will be monitored and thot your devices will connect to the “ministry system”. The message then goes on to warn you that you should not send any “bad post or video” against the government or the prime minister and that doing os is “currently a crime” and can lead to you getting arrested without a warrant.