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Instagram is making it easier to remove spammy followers
Meta is rolling out a suite of new tools on Instagram that give users more control over how much spam content and bots they will see on their feeds.
US Senate begins collecting evidence on how AI could thwart robocalls
Witnesses called for greater action from the FCC and other government agencies.
Judge tosses Republican lawsuit against Google over Gmail spam filters
Judge tosses Republican lawsuit against Google over Gmail spam filters.
Instagram is cracking down on DM spam
Instagram hopes to curb DM spam by limiting what people can send in requests.
WhatsApp can now automatically silence unknown callers
With a new update, WhatsApp wants to make spam calls less annoying and let users select the optimal privacy settings.
Company responsible for 7.5 billion robocalls sued by nearly every Attorney General
Arizona-based Avid Telecom is being sued over allegedly making over 7.5 billion calls to people on the National Do Not Call Registry. The company allegedly spoofed over 8.4 million calls that claimed to be government agencies and law enforcement.
Reddit says it's banning more people than ever in big transparency push
Reddit has introduced a transparency center serving as a hub for safety, security and policy information.
Google will once again apply Gmail spam detection to political campaign emails
Google plans to end a pilot that let political ad campaigns dodge Gmail's spam filters.
Google Voice now flags suspected spam calls
Google will now flag suspected spam calls on its Voice service and will clearly label them as such, complete with a big red exclamation mark.
FCC cuts off a voice provider for failing to protect against robocalls
The FCC has cut off a voice provider that didn't do enough to block robocall scams.
The FCC is cracking down on ringless voicemail spam
The FCC is cracking down on ringless voicemail spam that clutters your inbox.
The Republican National Committee is suing Google over Gmail's spam filters
The Republican National Committee has accused Google of sending “millions” of campaign emails to Gmail spam folders.
Elon Musk subpoenas Twitter whistleblower
His lawyers demanded details on how spam affects Twitter's business, among other things.
FEC says Google can let political campaigns dodge Gmail's spam filters
The DNC says a pilot project could subject users to 'abusive fundraising tactics.'
Google Calendar is getting better at weeding out spam invites
Google Calendar has released a new update for an issue that it promised to fix three years ago.
YouTube introduces new tools to battle comment spam and account imitators
Channels will no longer be able to hide their subscriber counts.
Google is trying to keep political campaign emails out of Gmail spam folders
It plans to make eligible messages exempt from spam filters.
Twitter will reportedly give its full data stream to Elon Musk
Twitter could comply with Elon Musk’s demand for more data about its users as soon as this week.
Elon Musk says his deal to buy Twitter is 'temporarily on hold'
Elon Musk's deal to buy Twitter is "temporarily on hold" pending confirmation that spam and fake accounts do represent less than 5 percent of users.
Google will use AI to better detect and address personal crisis searches
The company is trying to surface more relevant resources.
