WhatsApp Scams: Government asks Meta to tackle cases of cyber frauds after TRAI’s appeal

Indian government has asked Meta to tackle the growing scams on WhatsApp. The intervention comes amidst a surge in the cases of cyberfrauds in the country and after PM Modi also warned the public about the rise in Digital Arrest scams during a recent episode of Mann ki Baat episode.

Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) secretary S Krishnan confirmed that the government had taken up the matter of growing scams with WhatsApp while noting that its an ongoing process.