In a first-of-its-kind incident, WhatsApp, which is owned by Meta, issued an apology to IT Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar after tweeting a mistaken map of India. On the eve of the new year, the instant messaging service posted a link to a live feed. However, the India map in the link was the incorrect one.
“Hello @WhatsApp, Please repair the India map inaccuracy as soon as possible. All platforms that conduct business in India and/or wish to do so in the future must utilise accurate maps “In his tweet, the minister added.
WhatsApp corrected the issue and stopped the feed. Additionally, the tweet with the incorrect India map was deleted. “Thank you, Minister, for bringing to our attention the unintentional mistake. We quickly withdrew the stream. We’ll remember this in the future “The business tweeted.
Rajeev Chandrasekhar has now forewarned a company twice for using the incorrect map of India. Similar advice was provided to Zoom CEO Eric Yuan earlier this week when he posted a video that misrepresented the map of India. “You might want to ensure that you utilise accurate maps of the nations in which you do or wish to conduct business, “In a tweet, Chandrasekhar mentioned the CEO of Zoom.
Yuan later deleted the tweet, writing, “I recently erased a tweet that several of you had pointed out had difficulties with the map. Thank you for your comments! “.
The social messaging service is apparently developing a feature that will eventually enable users to report status changes. As stated by The supposed addition, according to a tip by WABetaInfo, would allow users to post a status update using a new menu under the status area. For those who don’t know, WaBetaInfo is an internet portal that keeps tabs on WhatsApp’s newest and forthcoming features.
