Global scam calls surge in India as fraudsters exploit cheap international routesScammers are exploiting India's low international termination charges (ITC) to flood the country with spam calls via overseas networks. Loc...
19 Mar, 2025, 12.26 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
War on spam: Mandate on message traceability will not delay message delivery, says TRAITRAI assures that its mandate for enhancing message traceability to curb spams will not cause delays in message delivery or OTP receipt. De...
28 Nov, 2024, 08.45 PM IST
Updated regulation on curbing spam calls likely by Jan: TRAI ChairmanThe Telecom Regulatory Authority of India is set to finalize stricter measures to combat spam calls and messages by January, following a co...
29 Oct, 2024, 07.18 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
New TRAI rule to come into effect from October 1. Here's what it means for Jio, Airtel, and Vi usersTRAI has introduced a new rule requiring telecom companies to provide information about network availability on their websites. This helps ...
28 Sep, 2024, 05.55 PM IST
Trai's crackdown on pesky calls: Telcos block 2.75 lakh telephone numbers, 50 firmsThe Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has disconnected 2.75 lakh telephone numbers and blocked services to 50 entities in a crac...
03 Sep, 2024, 06.36 PM IST
DoT take down over 1000 SMS content templates to protect citizens from potential fraudDoT, with support from MHA, cracked down on spam calls by blacklisting 73 SMS headers and 1,522 content templates to prevent SMS fraud, as ...
28 May, 2024, 04.40 PM IST
Spam crackdown: Companies told to seek fresh nod for promotional messagesTRAI has asked banks and other entities sending out commercial messages to telecom subscribers via SMS or voice calls to take "urgent" step...
07 Nov, 2023, 11.44 PM IST
Telecom regulator to recommend AI, ML software features to curb pesky SMSes"We will soon inform telecom operators to use AI, ML software to curb Unsolicited Commercial Communication (UCC) with certain characteristi...
24 Apr, 2023, 04.41 PM IST
Truecaller shares crash as activist short-seller Viceroy accuses it of tax fraud, redundant business modelIndia contributes almost 80% of Sequoia backed co’s revenues and over 70% of daily active users. Regulatory and legal crackdowns have force...
28 Sep, 2022, 11.49 PM IST
Saudi billionaire prince to sell 16.87% of firm to sovereign fundThe sale by Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal of 625 million shares of the Riyadh-headquartered Kingdom Holding Company is worth roughly $1.5 bill...
22 May, 2022, 09.30 PM IST
India votes 2019: Facebook action hit 'right-wing' pages tooThese pages had an estimated reach “of at least 200 million” and, in some cases, were digital businesses worth a few crores.
03 Apr, 2019, 06.50 AM IST
In a first, WhatsApp to run TV campaign to stop spread of fake newsThe latest campaign comprises three 60-second films that convey real scenarios about dangerous rumours.
03 Dec, 2018, 02.59 PM IST
8% of Instagram accounts are fakes and 30% are inactive: StudyThe researchers discovered that 29.9 per cent of users appear to be inactive - posting one or fewer photos or videos in a month.
03 Jul, 2015, 12.52 PM IST
- IBM develops anti-spam software for Chinese mobile operator
IBM said Thursday it has developed a system for a Chinese mobile phone operator that blocks spam text messaging, but denied the software co...
25 Mar, 2010, 05.08 PM IST