Meta has unveiled a beta Scam Alert feature on WhatsApp, leveraging on-device machine learning to identify and warn users about potentially suspicious messages and scams.
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WhatsApp, with its over 3 billion users, is a major target for scams
Aug 14, 2026
10:19 am
What's the storyMeta is using artificial intelligence (AI) to combat the growing number of scams on its platform.
The tech giant has announced a new experimental feature called "Scam Detection" that employs on-device AI models to flag potentially fraudulent conversations.
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