WhatsApp partners with NASSCOM Foundation to combat misinformation

New Delhi: WhatsApp announced on Monday that it has tied up with NASSCOM Foundation, the social arm of the industry body, National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) to impart digital literacy training to tackle the challenge of misinformation. Whats App said this partnership aims to reach approximately 100,000 Indians with training to spot false information and provide tips and tricks to stay safe on WhatsApp.
The company said that the co-created curriculum encourages people to be mindful about forwarding rumors. The training will include real-world anecdotes, tools that can be used to verify a forward and actions users can take like reporting problematic content to fact checkers and law enforcement. The curriculum will be disseminated in multiple regional languages.