As a measure to reduce the network load as a majority of people across the world is staying indoors in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, streaming platforms have been temporarily reducing video quality. The latest app to rise to the situation is Facebook-owned messaging service WhatsApp. WhatsApp has now reduced the video status duration from 30 seconds to 15 seconds in India.
Notably, this is one of WhatsApp’s efforts to help reduce the impact of the pandemic. The company previously teamed up with WHO, UNICEF, and UNDP to create a dedicated WhatsApp Coronavirus Information Hub to fight misinformation and launched coronavirus chatbot to give credible information regarding the pandemic.
