Facebook Messenger’s new safety-feature warns users about scams

Facebook has introduced a new safety-feature in its Messenger app to help people stay safe from scam attempts. The new feature had already started rolling out on Android starting March this year and it will be available to iOS devices around the world starting next week. Facebook said that this feature works with full encryption, meaning no one listens to or monitors conversations.

With the help of AI and machine learning, the app will look for behavioural signals to identify potentially suspicious messages from strangers to weed out potential scams, impersonation attempts, and messages from adults targeting minors on the platform.