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Meta adds AI screening to detect WhatsApp scams

Published 13 August 2026 ยท tech

Meta is launching an optional Scam Alert feature on WhatsApp that uses on-device machine learning to flag suspicious messages. Earlier this year, Meta also launched

Meta is launching an optional Scam Alert feature on WhatsApp that uses on-device machine learning to flag suspicious messages. Earlier this year, Meta also launched scam detection for device linking requests on WhatsApp.

The new Scam Alert feature, which is rolling out in a limited beta, shows users a warning if a chat seems like a scam If the model identifies a message as a likely scam attempt, the user sees a warning in the chat, which is not visible to the other person.

From there, the user can decide what to do: block, report, or continue the conversation. If they decide that a warning is incorrectly flagged, the

user can mark the cha โ€ฆ Read the full story at The Verge.

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Published: August 13, 2026 โ€ข 9:40 PM IST ยท Updated: August 13, 2026 โ€ข 10:35 PM ISTBy TheBriefWire Editorial Team

Meta adds AI screening to detect WhatsApp scams

Key points

  • Meta is launching an optional Scam Alert feature on WhatsApp that uses on-device machine learning to flag suspicious messages.
  • Earlier this year, Meta also launched scam detection for device linking requests on WhatsApp.
  • The new Scam Alert feature, which is rolling out in a limited beta, shows users a warning if a chat seems like a scam If the model identifies a message as a likely scam attempt, the user sees a warning in the chat, which is not visible to the other person.
  • From there, the user can decide what to do: block, report, or continue the conversation.
  • If they decide that a warning is incorrectly flagged, the user can mark the cha โ€ฆ

Published August 13, 2026.


๐Ÿ“Œ Source: The Verge

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