WhatsApp inks deal with Tanla to detect and curb scams

Meta Platforms-owned WhatsApp has inked a collaborative pact with communications services company Tanla Platforms to identify fraudulent phone numbers in an attempt to boost efforts at controlling scams over its messaging platform, a top executive close to the companies said.

“Given that WhatsApp is an end-to-end encrypted channel, external signals are crucial for the platform to proactively identify a scam account and take down before any user falls in the trap of fraud messages or suspicious weblinks,” the person cited said.