WhatsApp will finally let you unsubscribe from business marketing spam
WhatsApp Business has grown to over 200 million monthly users over the past few years. That means there are tons of businesses sending messages to users — and some of…
Google Shielded Email could fight spam with email forwarding
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google appears to working on an email forwarding alias system. Called “Shielded Email,” the intent appears to be hiding your main email address from…
My Pixel blocks spam calls, but can other Android phones do it too?
C. Scott Brown / Android Authority Telemarketing and spam calls are relentless, and you might be surprised to learn that you can do little to stop them — for example,…
X reinstates SwapYourVote’s account after suspending it as spam
In the final days leading up to the U.S. presidential election, Elon Musk’s X suspended the official account of a progressive-donor-backed ballot initiative called SwapYourVote. The volunteer-run website tries to…
Researchers link Polyfill supply chain attack to huge network of copycat gambling sites
One of the biggest digital supply chain attacks of the year was launched by a little-known company that redirected large numbers of internet users to a network of copycat gambling…
YouTube apologizes for falsely banning channels for spam, canceling subscriptions
A misfire of YouTube’s systems led to the accidental banning of YouTube channels affecting numerous creators who were informed their channels were removed for “Spam & Deceptive Practices.” YouTube has…
Airtel taps AI to combat India’s rampant spam calls problem
Bharti Airtel, India’s second-largest telecom operator, said on Wednesday it’s rolling out an AI-powered spam detection solution to all its customers as it vowed to curb the rising spam calls…
Bluesky addresses trust and safety concerns around abuse, spam, and more
Social networking startup Bluesky, which is building a decentralized alternative to X (formerly Twitter), offered an update on Wednesday about how it’s approaching various trust and safety concerns on its…
WhatsApp Business is changing its rates for messages as it aims to reduce marketing spam
WhatsApp Business is changing its per-conversation rates for businesses — a conversation is a 24-hour thread between sellers and users. The company is reducing rates for utility messages and raising…