WhatsApp is taking steps to combat the spread of fake images that affect millions of users daily. The popular messaging app, owned by Meta, is developing an innovative tool that will allow users to verify the authenticity of received images.
With the rise of AI-generated images flooding the internet, many users encounter potentially false content every day. WhatsApp aims to enhance its existing features, which include a web link verification function, by adding an image search option.
This new feature, currently available in beta version 2.24.21.31 for Android, enables users to verify images with a single click. By tapping on the three vertical dots icon when viewing an image, users will see an option to 'Search the web.' Selecting this option will send the image to Google for verification, ensuring that no information is shared with WhatsApp, thus maintaining user privacy.
Once fully implemented, this tool will be applicable to all images in chats, helping users confirm whether a photo matches the original found online. However, details on how users will be notified if no matching image is found have yet to be disclosed.
According to WaBetaInfo, this promising feature is under development and may soon be available in the stable version of WhatsApp in Spain, following the pattern of previous updates announced by Mark Zuckerberg.