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Meta is adding new scam detection tools to Facebook and WhatsApp.
The tools will alert users to potentially suspicious activity.
Facebook, Messenger, and WhatsApp are all getting the tools.
Meta is introducing new tools to help keep users safe from scams.
In a blog post detailing the new tools, Meta explained that in 2025 alone, the social platform giant removed more than 159 million scam ads for violating its policies and took down almost 11 million accounts on Facebook and Instagram associated with criminal scam centers.
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