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How many times have you received a message with Spam on WhatsApp? Surely on more than one occasion, and it is that the most popular messaging service in the world is a great portal to send abusive content or Spam. Above all, because WhatsApp allows you to add links and go to them from the application itself. The company is aware of this issue and they have added in the latest beta of the service a Spam and abusive link detector We show you how it works.
This function is called “Suspicious Link Detection”. As its name indicates, the application will be able to detect those links with spam or, or simply links that redirect to a fake website, and it will mark them with a red label where they will mention that it is a suspicious link. The app will not block this link. In other words, we can still enter the page, even if they warn us that it could be spam Of course, if we decide to enter, WhatsApp will notify us again. This time, with a popup window and with the ability to access the page or close it. Although no details have been given, the feature would also be able to detect messages that contain links to possible scams. For example, a hoax containing a link that could pose a threat to your personal data.
The function that WhatsApp needed
Of course, it is likely that WhatsApp misses a link with abusive content or even detects as suspicious a link that really isn't. But little by little they will improve this feature. At the moment, the feature is inactive due to bug fixes and improvements. But if you want to be one of the first to try them, you can do so by subscribing to the WhatsApp beta service from the PlayStore When the company decides to publish this option it will appear first in the app beta. Of course, with possible failures and errors in detection.
Via: Wabetainfo.
