Report spam and block: how Signal wants to tackle its scammer problem


No photos, no links and the option to block and report messages requests right away: With these changes, Signal wants to better protect its users from spam messages. — Signal.org/dpa

The messenger app Signal wants to offer its users better protection from scammers trying to get them to click on dubious links or share bank details.

To do this, the increasingly popular WhatsApp alternative first of all wants to begin blurring out the profile pictures of any senders who are not in your own phone book until you actively tap on them.

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