This development comes at a time when WhatsApp and Meta's security teams are actively working to take down large-scale criminal scam centres.
The feature, rolling out in India this week, aims to make group invitations less intrusive and more transparent.
When you are added to a group by someone you don’t know, this feature will show you key information about the group – who created it, number of participants in the group, and general safety tips – before you even see a message. You can either choose to exit the group or, if it feels familiar, view the chats. Until you decide, notification will remain muted.
Meta's messaging platform further said it is exploring ways to caution users when they start a chat with someone not in the contacts by showing more context about the person they are messaging to. This, it hopes, will enable informed decisions.
