WhatsApp is currently working on a new feature to assist the moderation team in keeping the platform secure for all users after releasing a feature that allows viewing status updates directly within the chat list: the capability to report a status update for a subsequent update of WhatsApp Desktop beta!
A new menu inside the status section will provide an option for reporting status updates. With the help of this feature, you will finally be able to alert the moderation staff if you come across any questionable status updates that could be in violation of their Terms of Service. The status update will be sent to WhatsApp for moderation purposes so they can determine whether there has been a violation, as is the case with reporting messages.
Since messages, voice calls, media, location sharing, calls, and status updates are all protected by the end-to-end encryption protocol on all of your devices, it should be noted that this feature does not violate end-to-end encryption as claimed by ProPublica last year due to misunderstanding. This means that nobody, not even WhatsApp and Meta, can view the content of your messages and listen to your private calls, but it is important to bring a report option to keep the platform and other users safe. Every other instant messaging service has a report option that operates in the same way.
A future update of the WhatsApp Desktop beta will include a feature that will allow users to report status changes.
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