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TRAI Amends Spam Call Rules to Ease Reporting, Enforce Compliance; COAI Slams Penalties for Operators
TRAI recently amended its regulations to curb unsolicited spam calls and promotional messages from unregistered telemarketers (UTMs) and increase penalties for spammers and non-compliant operators. The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) has criticised the updated rules, including penalties on service providers.
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Airtel Introduces Network-Based AI-Powered Spam Detection Tool in India
Airtel launched a network-based artificial intelligence (AI) solution on Wednesday that will automatically identify and detect spam calls and messages. The AI-powered spam detection tool is aimed at helping users know when a spammer is calling so that they can make an informed decision on whether to pick up the call or reject it. The telecom servic...
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Truecaller Rolls Out New AI Feature to Offer Better Protection From Spam Calls
Truecaller has rolled out a new artificial intelligence (AI) feature that will block all spam calls automatically, offering better security from spammers and potential scammers. The feature, which is only available on its Android app, adds a new ‘Max’ protection tier from spam calls. It is being added as a premium feature and will only be avail...
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Sanjiv Kapoor, Ex-Jet Airways Executive, Says Spammers Using His Name And Photo
He also tagged TRAI and Gurugram Cyber Police and sought help from them.
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Russia Resorting To Spam Tactics In Online War Against Ukraine: Meta
Russia is resorting to spammer tactics to spread Ukraine war propaganda after more sophisticated influence operations at Facebook and Instagram have been thwarted, Meta said on Thursday.
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TRAI's Concerns Over Draft Telecom Bill Provisions Said to Be Duly Addressed
TRAI's apprehensions over potential dilution of powers under the draft telecom bill have been addressed, and the government may look at the option of taking up provisions related to strengthening of the regulatory body separately at a later stage, DoT sources said.
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TRAI to Propose Unified KYC System to Check Fraudulent Callers: Chairman PD Vaghela
Telecom regulator TRAI will propose to set up a unified know-your-customer system, which should be accessible by all telecom operators, to check fraudulent callers and spammers, a top official said on Sunday. Speaking at India Mobile Congress, TRAI Chairman PD Vaghela said it is difficult to find the actual culprit at present who has indulged in fr...
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Block Spam Emails in Gmail With These Simple Tricks
Trying to stop all spam email is tough, but here are practical ways to permanently stop those annoying spammers from cluttering your Gmail account.
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Crypto Spammers, Bots Activity Saw Nearly 4,000 Percent Increase in 2 Years: LunarCrush
LunarCrush, a crypto intelligence firm has said that a large chunk of spam accounts on social media are real people, which is why software fails to detect and mark online junk. As per the data compiled, spam volume on Twitter has risen by 1,374 percent in the last three years.
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Mark Cuban Pitches DOGE Upgrade to Elon Musk as Way to Combat Spam Army on Twitter
Dogecoin can be used as an incentive for humans to flag spammers on Twitter, American billionaire Mark Cuban has suggested Elon Musk. The development comes after Twitter accepted Musk’s offer to buy it for $44 billion (roughly Rs. 3,36,800 crore).
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Facebook Says Spammers, Scanners Using US Election to Turn Profit Online
Fraudsters from Albania to Vietnam are posting about US politics and the upcoming presidential election to build fake audiences, maximise clicks and make money online, Facebook said on Wednesday.
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Truecaller Rolls Out Spam Activity Indicator Feature for Android Users
Truecaller has rolled out a new feature called Spam Activity Indicator for Android users. It offers detailed statistics on a spammer when tapping on the caller’s profile in the Truecaller app. The mobile app gets three new bits of information including Spam Reports, Call Activity, and Peak Calling Hours in its latest update.
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A Facebook Poll Rating Against Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos Stunned Zuckerberg
A month before the 2016 U.S. presidential election, a rumor spread on Facebook. People were sharing a viral gimmick familiar to email spammers: Copy and paste this message to all your friends, or Facebook will share your private information. The hoax took off, particularly in pockets of the U.S. and the Philippines.
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Twitter Limits Bulk Following to Thwart Spammers
Twitter said the total number of accounts that can be added to a user's list in a single day was cut to 400 from 1,000.
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To Reduce Spam, Twitter Cuts Number Of Accounts You Can Follow Per Day
Twitter on Monday trimmed the number of accounts that a user can follow in a single day in an effort to fight spam at the micro-blogging platform.
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TRAI Amends Spam Call Rules to Ease Reporting, Enforce Compliance; COAI Slams Penalties for Operators
TRAI recently amended its regulations to curb unsolicited spam calls and promotional messages from unregistered telemarketers (UTMs) and increase penalties for spammers and non-compliant operators. The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) has criticised the updated rules, including penalties on service providers.
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Airtel Introduces Network-Based AI-Powered Spam Detection Tool in India
Airtel launched a network-based artificial intelligence (AI) solution on Wednesday that will automatically identify and detect spam calls and messages. The AI-powered spam detection tool is aimed at helping users know when a spammer is calling so that they can make an informed decision on whether to pick up the call or reject it. The telecom servic...
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Truecaller Rolls Out New AI Feature to Offer Better Protection From Spam Calls
Truecaller has rolled out a new artificial intelligence (AI) feature that will block all spam calls automatically, offering better security from spammers and potential scammers. The feature, which is only available on its Android app, adds a new ‘Max’ protection tier from spam calls. It is being added as a premium feature and will only be avail...
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Sanjiv Kapoor, Ex-Jet Airways Executive, Says Spammers Using His Name And Photo
He also tagged TRAI and Gurugram Cyber Police and sought help from them.
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Russia Resorting To Spam Tactics In Online War Against Ukraine: Meta
Russia is resorting to spammer tactics to spread Ukraine war propaganda after more sophisticated influence operations at Facebook and Instagram have been thwarted, Meta said on Thursday.
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TRAI's Concerns Over Draft Telecom Bill Provisions Said to Be Duly Addressed
TRAI's apprehensions over potential dilution of powers under the draft telecom bill have been addressed, and the government may look at the option of taking up provisions related to strengthening of the regulatory body separately at a later stage, DoT sources said.
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TRAI to Propose Unified KYC System to Check Fraudulent Callers: Chairman PD Vaghela
Telecom regulator TRAI will propose to set up a unified know-your-customer system, which should be accessible by all telecom operators, to check fraudulent callers and spammers, a top official said on Sunday. Speaking at India Mobile Congress, TRAI Chairman PD Vaghela said it is difficult to find the actual culprit at present who has indulged in fr...
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Block Spam Emails in Gmail With These Simple Tricks
Trying to stop all spam email is tough, but here are practical ways to permanently stop those annoying spammers from cluttering your Gmail account.
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Crypto Spammers, Bots Activity Saw Nearly 4,000 Percent Increase in 2 Years: LunarCrush
LunarCrush, a crypto intelligence firm has said that a large chunk of spam accounts on social media are real people, which is why software fails to detect and mark online junk. As per the data compiled, spam volume on Twitter has risen by 1,374 percent in the last three years.
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Mark Cuban Pitches DOGE Upgrade to Elon Musk as Way to Combat Spam Army on Twitter
Dogecoin can be used as an incentive for humans to flag spammers on Twitter, American billionaire Mark Cuban has suggested Elon Musk. The development comes after Twitter accepted Musk’s offer to buy it for $44 billion (roughly Rs. 3,36,800 crore).
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Facebook Says Spammers, Scanners Using US Election to Turn Profit Online
Fraudsters from Albania to Vietnam are posting about US politics and the upcoming presidential election to build fake audiences, maximise clicks and make money online, Facebook said on Wednesday.
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Truecaller Rolls Out Spam Activity Indicator Feature for Android Users
Truecaller has rolled out a new feature called Spam Activity Indicator for Android users. It offers detailed statistics on a spammer when tapping on the caller’s profile in the Truecaller app. The mobile app gets three new bits of information including Spam Reports, Call Activity, and Peak Calling Hours in its latest update.
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A Facebook Poll Rating Against Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos Stunned Zuckerberg
A month before the 2016 U.S. presidential election, a rumor spread on Facebook. People were sharing a viral gimmick familiar to email spammers: Copy and paste this message to all your friends, or Facebook will share your private information. The hoax took off, particularly in pockets of the U.S. and the Philippines.
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Twitter Limits Bulk Following to Thwart Spammers
Twitter said the total number of accounts that can be added to a user's list in a single day was cut to 400 from 1,000.
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To Reduce Spam, Twitter Cuts Number Of Accounts You Can Follow Per Day
Twitter on Monday trimmed the number of accounts that a user can follow in a single day in an effort to fight spam at the micro-blogging platform.
