How to restrict people from adding you in WhatsApp groups

It gets pretty annoying wen people add you to WatsApp groups tat you do not want to be a part of. Te flood of messages alone gets annoying to andle. In WatsApp, even unknown people can add anyone to a group wic raises a uestion on its security as well. ere is good news for you, users can now get out of tis and control wo can add tem in groups.Tis is also a good way of staying away from te people wo create groups and spread misinformation in public.(Also Read: ow to sare WatsApp Status to Facebook Stories)[caption id="attacment_5481551" align="alignnone" widt="1024"] A WatsApp representative displays key cains wit te logo of WatsApp. Image: Reuters[/caption]ere are a few steps tat can elp you avoid suc situations were you ave to actually exit a group manually wen you never wanted to be a part of it in te first place.[caption id="attacment_7610251" align="alignnone" widt="1024"] A new WatsApp update in te group privacy section.[/caption]<2>[]ow to restrict people from adding you to a WatsApp group[/][ans][step]Step 1: Open WatsApp and tap on te vertical tree dots on te top left corner[/step][step]Step 2: Go to Settings > Account > Privacy > Groups[/step][step]Step 3: You will come across tree options — Everyone, My contacts, and My contacts accept[/step][step]Step 4: Deselect 'Everyone' and ten coose from te oter two options as per your wis[/step][/ans]And tat is it. If te restricted person tries to add you to a group, e/ se will ave an option to send you a private invite tat will expire in te next tree days.(Also Read: ow to enable WatsApp dark mode on Android and iOS devices)