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  "id": 1659946,
  "title": "WhatsApp, Telegram and other messaging services face new anti-scam rules in Singapore",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/whatsapp-telegram-and-other-messaging-services-face-new-anti-scam-1659946",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T07:00:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CNA - Singapore",
    "slug": "cna-singapore",
    "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/anti-scam-ocha-messaging-social-media-ecommerce-spf-6325181"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The measures are part of a series of new and enhanced \"codes of practice\" issued by the Online Criminal Harms Act Office to guard against scams and malicious cyber activities, with the others covering social media platforms and e-commerce services.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "WhatsApp, Telegram and other messaging services face new anti-scam rules in Singapore",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/whatsapp-telegram-and-other-messaging-services-face-new-anti-scam",
        "published": "2026-08-18T07:00:04.000Z"
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  "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."
}