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WhatsApp’s New AI Scam Alert Explained | Tech News
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Meta’s new WhatsApp Scam Alert feature uses AI right on your phone to spot suspicious messages—without sending your chats to the cloud. Designed to combat devastating scams like wire fraud and “pig butchering,” it warns you privately if a message looks shady, letting you block, report, or ignore the sender. You can mark chats as trusted to stop false alerts, and even help train the system by sharing recent messages. Already tested in limited beta, this isn’t the first AI security boost from Meta—but with billions of users at risk, it’s a crucial step toward safer messaging. And yes, you can turn it off entirely.
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