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Google Messages is trying to tackle today’s most annoying messaging spam

The app will soon be able to censor images containing nudity, too.

Google Messages is trying to banish spammy job-seeking and package-delivery texts from your inbox, and it’s also adding a content warning to blur images that might contain nudity. Apple’s Messages app added similar protection with Communication Safety starting in iOS 17 after tabling more controversial plans for expanded scanning and alerts. An update headed out to users of the beta version will have an upgraded scam detection system that’s supposed to be better at recognizing and sorting out the kinds of fraudulent messages that often offer fake job opportunities or claim a delivery is on hold in an attempt to get your personal information.

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