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The Hong Kong Office of the Communications Authority (OFCA) and the Telecommunication Regulator of Cambodia (TRC) have agreed to a memorandum of understanding (MoU) aimed at bolstering their collaborative efforts in the fight against scam calls, scam…
Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison (IOH) has announced significant success in the initial months following the launch of its AI-powered Anti-Spam and Anti-Scam feature. Just three months after its introduction, the feature has blocked hundreds of millions of potential…
Meta is planning on introducing a message limit for both individual users and businesses on its platform, WhatsApp. This move is designed to deter messages being sent en masse to unknown contacts without eliciting a response. Details of the New Limit The tech…
In a decisive move against burgeoning criminal enterprises, China, Myanmar, and Thailand have committed to strengthening their collaboration in dismantling elaborate scam networks proliferating across Southeast Asia, with a particular focus on the notorious…
ages, according to a statement from the company on Monday. “As more customers embrace digital communication, we recognize the growing threat posed by SMS-based spams and potential scam attempts,” said Jagbir Singh, CTO, Vodafone Idea Limited. “Our AI-powered…
WhatsApp has been working on a new feature allowing users to prevent unknown accounts from sending them messages. This has been in development for quite some time, but WhatsApp seems to be confident in the end result and is now making the feature available to…
Instagram is finally adding one of the most requested features since it introduced the ability to send direct messages. A new update makes it possible for Instagram users to restrict who can send them DM requests. The new feature was tested last month and now…
Google has had the automatic spam call warnings available for a while now, to the point where many we know have simply begun ignoring calls when the Red Screen of Spam pops up on their phone. But, there have also been some missing options in terms of call…
In an effort to stop spammers from taking over Twitter, the social media app is limiting the number of followers that can be added to an account on a single day. Previously that number was 1,000 and a tweet from the Twitter Safety account reveals that the new…
Axios revealed last week that Google has removed the Living Hope Ministries app from the Google Play Store. Those who installed the app could listen to recordings of sermons and view texts of devotionals for men, women, parents and their children. However,…
Facebook owned WhatsApp is testing a new feature that will allow a user to see how many times a message has been forwarded. The beta update to version 2.19.80 includes a new functionality allowing a user to view how many times a message he or she received has…
Cambodia’s Smart Axiata announced it has deployed an SMS spam filtering and A2P SMS monetization platform from 365squared for its more than 8 million customers. The operator is using the 365secure service to continuously monitor and filer SMS traffic from any…
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