This WhatsApp feature has the potential to be abused against you! Here's how to report violators

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• Oct 30, 2022 | Sourav Boruah

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mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Digital Desk: With WhatsApp's View Once media
feature, users can send photos and videos that disappear after the recipient
views them once. Although the function is designed to provide WhatsApp users with more confidentiality, it may be abused on occasion. Alternatively, the sender
may send inappropriate images or videos that are harmful to the recipient's
mental or emotional health.

"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;
mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">In such cases, the instant messaging platform has
made provisions for reporting such users.

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"Times New Roman";color:#424242;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">On an Android phone,
how do you report a WhatsApp view-once message? Check out these four simple
steps.

"Times New Roman";color:#424242;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Step 1: Open
WhatsApp on your phone.

"Times New Roman";color:#424242;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Step 2: Navigate to
the conversation that sent the view once message.

"Times New Roman";color:#424242;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Step 3: To access
the menu, click or tap the three dots in the top-right corner of the screen.

"Times New Roman";color:#424242;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Step 4: Select the
Report contact option. If the contact who shared the message is unknown, select
the Report unknown user option.

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"Times New Roman";color:#424242;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">How to Report
WhatsApp's View-Only Mode on iPhone

"Times New Roman";color:#424242;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">First, open WhatsApp
on your iPhone.

"Times New Roman";color:#424242;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Step 2: Go to the
chat of the contact who sent you the view-once media.

"Times New Roman";color:#424242;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Step 3: Tap the
three-dot menu at the bottom of the screen.

"Times New Roman";color:#424242;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Step 4: Select the
Report contact option.

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WhatsApp's view once the function

The media can't be saved to the recipient's pictures or
gallery. Furthermore, once a user sends the media, it is no longer visible.
WhatsApp users are not permitted to save or forward media received with the view
once media is enabled. When read receipts are enabled, they can only detect
whether a recipient has viewed a photo or video once.

If a user does not open the media from the chat within 14
days of receiving it, it will expire. When sending a view-only image or video,
the view-only media option must be selected each time.