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Facing govt ire over lynchings, WhatsApp says it alone can't stop rumours

At least 3 people have died recently after being beaten up by crowds because of false messages regarding child abductors being spread through WhatsApp

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Mayank JainKiran Rathee New Delhi
In the wake of the recent lynchings in the country, the government has told WhatsApp that it cannot evade accountability and responsibility when people are killed.

But the instant messaging platform informed the Centre that it will not be able to solve the fake news problem alone.

IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said that WhatsApp cannot just say that it was merely a creator of the platform, adding that finding a technological solution to identify mass circulation of messages on a particular issue in a particular area cannot be rocket science.

“Use, abuse, and misuse of your platform, particularly which leads to killing