{
  "id": 785508,
  "title": "Meta adds AI screening to detect WhatsApp scams",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/meta-adds-ai-screening-to-detect-whatsapp-scams",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-08-13T16:10:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Verge",
    "slug": "the-verge",
    "url": "https://www.theverge.com/tech/979654/meta-whatsapp-scam-message-detection"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Meta is launching an optional Scam Alert feature on WhatsApp that uses on-device machine learning to flag suspicious messages. Earlier this year, Meta also launched scam detection for device linking requests on WhatsApp. The new Scam Alert feature, which is rolling out in a limited beta, shows users a warning if a chat seems like […]",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "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."
}