{
  "id": 1263175,
  "title": "Meta Launches AI-Powered Scam Alert Feature on WhatsApp",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/meta-launches-ai-powered-scam-alert-feature-on-whatsapp",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-08-16T12:00:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Marhaba Qatar",
    "slug": "marhaba-qatar",
    "url": "https://marhaba.qa/meta-launches-ai-powered-scam-alert-feature-on-whatsapp/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "WhatsApp, owned by Meta, has launched a new optional feature on WhatsApp to warn users about potential scams using artificial intelligence. The new ‘Scam Alert’ feature, currently in limited beta, [...] The post Meta Launches AI-Powered Scam Alert Feature on WhatsApp appeared first on Marhaba Qatar .",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}