TRAI considers action on AI-flagged spam calls without formal complaintsIn a bid to redefine consumer protection, Trai is diving deep into innovative strategies to tackle the nuisance of spam. They're considerin...
11 Feb, 2026, 10.58 AM IST
Airtel flags 71 billion spam calls, 2.9 billion messages since 2024Bharti Airtel said it has flagged more than 71 billion spam calls and 2.9 billion spam messages since launching its AI-based spam filter in...
10 Feb, 2026, 08.26 PM IST
Spammers call the shots as users stay silentMany mobile users in India are still vulnerable to spam. Trai reports that only a small fraction of users have registered their communicati...
23 May, 2025, 12.16 AM IST
TRAI's pesky call norms: COAI rues higher fines for telcos, flags lack of rules for OTT commsCOAI expressed concerns over TRAI's new rules to combat spam, highlighting increased penalties on telcos and the lack of regulation for OTT...
17 Feb, 2025, 03.30 PM IST
TRAI tightens rules to curb spams; fines on telcos for misreporting pesky calls, messages countTRAI has introduced strict new rules against pesky calls and messages, imposing fines from Rs 2 lakh to Rs 10 lakh on telecom companies for...
12 Feb, 2025, 08.03 PM IST
Vi deploys AI-based spam detection solutionVodafone Idea has implemented an AI-based solution to identify and flag spam messages for its users. The system has already flagged over 24...
04 Dec, 2024, 04.35 PM IST
Airtel CEO Gopal Vittal pens note on telco's spam-fighting network; says spam crackdown will continueBharti Airtel is actively fighting cyber frauds using network intelligence and AI. CEO Gopal Vittal urges customers to heed 'Suspected Spam...
01 Oct, 2024, 10.01 PM IST
Airtel launches India's first Al-powered network solution for spam detectionAirtel has introduced India's first AI-powered spam detection solution to combat spam calls and messages. This network-based tool alerts cu...
25 Sep, 2024, 11.27 PM IST
Trai plans more action to check spam callersTelecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) is exploring differential punitive tariffs for spam callers using personal numbers. Analysis f...
29 Aug, 2024, 10.23 AM IST
Trai directs telcos to check spam calls, texts using AI/ MLThe Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) wants telcos to use cutting edge tech tools around AI/ML to counter UTMs, especially as th...
13 Jun, 2023, 07.16 PM IST
Telcos mull deploying AI to check pesky calls amidst surge in fraudThe move comes even as mobile users are being increasingly bombarded by the menace of pesky calls and messages, leading to thousands of cro...
09 Mar, 2023, 11.25 PM IST
Republican committee sues Google over email spam filtersThe lawsuit, filed in the District Court for the Eastern District of California Friday evening, accuses Gmail of "discriminating" against t...
22 Oct, 2022, 09.16 AM IST
What are these spam bots that Elon Musk has vowed to defeat or die trying?Elon Musk, who has made weeding out fake Twitter accounts and spam bots the central theme of his takeover plan, said if he buys the social-...
14 May, 2022, 09.24 AM IST
Truecaller may have finally found a plan to make some moolahTruecaller is now launching a new business vertical, aimed at turning the revenue tide — credit offerings.
16 Feb, 2020, 11.01 AM IST
Twitter turns over 'handles' of 201 Russia-linked accountsThe company has stepped up its efforts to cooperate with investigators after it was criticised for not taking congressional probes seriousl...
14 Oct, 2017, 12.13 PM IST
Nimbuzz's caller ID app Holaa to have India-specific featuresNimbuzz plans to offer India-specific features on its free caller identification app Holaa as it seeks to differentiate the product from it...
14 Apr, 2015, 09.25 AM IST
Twitter users find several accounts suspended for unknown reasonsTwitter users woke up to find several accounts suspended for unknown reasons, triggering conspiracy theories that only the accounts of righ...
02 Nov, 2014, 11.29 AM IST