Product Review: WhatsApp Fights Back Against Scammers With New AI Alert Tool

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Details: Written by CNET Reviews; Category: Reviews; Published: 14 August 2026; Created: 14 August 2026; Last Updated: 14 August 2026

Meta announced on Wednesday that it’s rolling out a new tool, Scam Alert, to thwart con artists on WhatsApp. The optional feature, currently in beta testing, will run an on-device machine learning model to flag scam messages without giving WhatsApp, Meta or any other entity access to your private conversations.
Product Review: WhatsApp Fights Back Against Scammers With New AI Alert Tool

Product Review: WhatsApp Fights Back Against Scammers With New AI Alert Tool

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