WhatsApp launches tools to help people spot scams: What are they and how to use
WhatsApp is enhancing its security features with new tools designed to protect users from scam tactics, particularly within group and individual messaging. The company announced these updates as part of its ongoing efforts to disrupt scam centers and safeguard its vast user base, saying that it took down over 6.8 million WhatsApp accounts linked to criminal scam centres around the world.
“In addition to disrupting scam centres, WhatsApp is constantly rolling out new features to help protect people on our apps from known scam tactics at scale,” the company said.
