Meta said Wednesday that it’s launching a new suite of tools to tackle today’s social media scams on WhatsApp, Facebook and Messenger. These tools will be tackling fraud problems plaguing social platforms, such as the alarming number of people falling for fake celeb-bait profiles. Meta says it removed over 159 million scam ads in 2025.
A Meta representative didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
The latest scams use plenty of AI-generated content to create fake profiles and even fake websites, so it’s no surprise Meta is employing its own AI tools to protect people.
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WhatsApp’s new protections add popups.
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First up is the global chat app WhatsApp, which is a frequent target of scammers thanks to its mobile device linking features, which allow for quick linking of external devices to an account. Once scammers gain access to an account, they can carry
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