In India election, a USD 14 software tool helps overcome WhatsApp controls

WhatsApp clones and software tools that cost as little as USD 14 are helping Indian digital marketers and political activists bypass anti-spam restrictions set up by the world’s most popular messaging app, Reuters has found.

Rohitash Repswal, a digital marketer, checks a WhatsApp message that he sent using a software tool that appears to automate the process of sending messages to WhatsApp users, inside his office in New Delhi, May 8, 2019. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis