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An online report suggests that WhatsApp is working on a privacy feature to control who can use your avatar in their stickers...
As reported by WABetaInfo, WhatsApp has rolled out a new. beta update which reveals that the messaging app will soon roll out a new privacy feature which will enable users to control who can use their avatars as stickers...
According to the report, WhatsApp is in the process of developing a new privacy feature that empowers users to regulate the utilisation of their avatar stickers by others, slated for a forthcoming update of the application...
Presently, WhatsApp plans to incorporate three discrete privacy choices to oversee this feature: "My Contacts," granting authorisation to individuals from your contacts list to utilise your avatar, "Selected Contacts," limiting access solely to trusted contacts, or "Nobody," affording users the option to deactivate this feature entirely...
With the option to control who can feature their avatar in stickers, users will be able to maintain control over their digital identity, ensuring that only approved contacts can access to feature their avatar stickers, mentions the report...
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