In a Tuesday (Aug 5) announcement, Meta said it was also rolling new tools on WhatsApp to help people spot scams. — AP Photo/Patrick Sison, File
NEW YORK: WhatsApp has taken down 6.8 million accounts that were "linked to criminal scam centres” targeting people online around that world, its parent company Meta said this week.
The account deletions, which Meta said took place over the first six months of the year, arrive as part of wider company efforts to crack down on scams.
