WhatsApp to introduce ‘classifiers’ to identify spam calls
Following the inundation of spam calls that seem to originate from international numbers, WhatsApp’s engineering teams have moved to introduce new “classifiers” which can identify these calls and mark them as spam, sources in the know told ET.
Today at 1630
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Answered, then just hangs up. Most likely a scam call center bot that tries to bait calls back.
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Did not pick up
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Called, ignored
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Caller hung up
Unsafe May 25, 2026 00
I answered the call and then the caller hung up
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Called me twice this week no one on the other end, most likely a scan caller
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