Scam groups use fake investments, crypto fraud, and social media manipulation to deceive victims across platforms like ...

Meta has issued 3 important things WhatsApp users should do to avoid being scammed on WhatsApp as the company deletes 6.8 ...

In a significant move to combat the growing threat of online fraud, Meta has taken decisive action against scam activity on ...

Meta on Tuesday said it shut nearly seven million WhatsApp accounts linked to scammers in the first half of this year and is ...

WhatsApp, owned by Meta, has taken down 6.8 million accounts linked to criminal scam operations in the first half of 2025, as ...

The Meta user purge continues as 6.8 million WhatsApp accounts have joined the 10 million Facebook ones already deleted — ...

Meta has said it shut nearly seven million WhatsApp accounts linked to scammers in the first half of this year and is ramping up safeguards against such schemes.

Open WhatsApp and check that it’s updated to the latest version. On the top right corner of the app (next to the camera and + icon), you’ll see the Meta AI icon.

Many of the accounts were linked to criminal groups operating in South East Asia, the social media giant said.

But while WhatsApp stays out of the worst controversies, it also seems shy of any kind of limelight at all. The app carries no advertising, which is Meta’s main source of revenue.

WhatsApp is to introduce paid advertising into its app for the first time, Meta has confirmed, in a new departure for the app. But advertising will not appear in private chats, which remain end to ...

Italy's antitrust authority said Meta may have violated European Union competition rules by integrating its Meta AI assistant ...