Meta rolls out anti-scam tools across WhatsApp, Facebook, and Messenger

Meta has expanded AI-driven anti-scam protections across WhatsApp, Facebook, and Messenger to block celebrity impersonation, brand spoofing, deceptive links, and device-linking account hijacks; the article describes how scammers social-engineer users into sharing linking codes and phone numbers to take over accounts, notes enforcement actions and removals (159M scam ads, 10.9M accounts) and references related law enforcement activity and regulatory scrutiny amid large consumer losses.