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You can still fwd to 5*256 people. Not sure about the effectiveness of this limit.

• digianarchist 8y ago
  Because Whatsapp group size is 256 people and you can foward a message to 5 groups.
  • silveira 8y ago
    That's quite a blast radius. Also, we have seen automated accounts that automatically spread messages to those groups.
• samat 8y ago
  It says they tested it for half a year in India and: "The forward limit significantly reduced forwarded messages around the world," a spokeswoman added. I believe this is the original source: https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-46945642 https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-46945642
• gomox 8y ago
  If you choose to remain in a 200+ group, it's your prerrogative to endure the dumpster fire.