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Living
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Meta Tests Monthly Message Caps On Whatsapp To Curb Spamming

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…

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Telecom
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Vodafone Idea Launches AI-Powered Spam Detection Solution

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
General
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WhatsApp might finally allow users to protect themselves from spam

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…

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General
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Instagram’s new feature puts an end to DM requests spamming

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…

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General
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Google gives more options for Call Blocking

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…

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Electronics
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Twitter makes a change in Limiting your Followers

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…

Google App
General
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Google yanks controversial app from the Play Store

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,…

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Telecom
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Smart Axiata deploys SMS spam filtering suite

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…