{"id":278544,"date":"2024-04-18T02:04:20","date_gmt":"2024-04-18T09:04:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=330413"},"modified":"2025-07-01T16:41:55","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T23:41:55","slug":"whatsapp-is-working-on-protecting-users-in-terms-of-spam-and-privacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/whatsapp-is-working-on-protecting-users-in-terms-of-spam-and-privacy\/","title":{"rendered":"WhatsApp is working on protecting users in terms of spam and privacy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>WhatsApp, the most popular instant messaging application<\/strong> in the world, continues to strive to offer quality improvements to users who use its services. Therefore, with the aim of ensuring their protection, the app owned by Meta is working on security advances <strong>in terms of privacy and spam prevention<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With this, WhatsApp continues to show interest in <strong>improving the user experience<\/strong> through different paths. Despite being the most popular messaging application, improvements are always necessary to prevent competition from closing the gap, so Mark Zuckerberg&#8217;s service usually prepares <strong>constant updates<\/strong> to enrich its service.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/6b5a0468-96d1-11e6-bfc6-00163ec9f5fa\/2095394417\/whatsapp-logo\" alt=\"WhatsApp\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">WhatsApp<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/whatsapp.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Download<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-sponsored\" href=\"https:\/\/whatsapp.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Private mentions and spam filters<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wabetainfo.com\/whatsapp-beta-for-android-2-24-9-16-whats-new\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"\">As discovered by Wabetainfo<\/a> through the currently testing beta versions, <strong>WhatsApp is testing some changes<\/strong> in terms of privacy and spam. In the first case, it would involve implementing the possibility of carrying out <strong>private mentions within status updates<\/strong>, and the second change would prevent this new feature from being used for spamming purposes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Through this improvement, WhatsApp users will have the ability to make private mentions in their statuses easily, <strong>giving each person the tools<\/strong> to have easier and more satisfying control over their privacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2024\/04\/whatsapp-2-1024x576-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-278547\" srcset=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2024\/04\/whatsapp-2-1024x576-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2024\/04\/whatsapp-2-1024x576-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2024\/04\/whatsapp-2-1024x576-1-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2024\/04\/whatsapp-2-1024x576-1-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2024\/04\/whatsapp-2-1024x576-1-664x374.jpg 664w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2024\/04\/whatsapp-2-1024x576-1-238x134.jpg 238w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2024\/04\/whatsapp-2-1024x576-1-436x246.jpg 436w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2024\/04\/whatsapp-2-1024x576-1-370x208.jpg 370w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2024\/04\/whatsapp-2-1024x576-1-304x170.jpg 304w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2024\/04\/whatsapp-2-1024x576-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">WhatsApp changes in 2024<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WhatsApp has carried out <strong>numerous improvements and changes<\/strong> since the beginning of 2024. One of the most striking was the interface change after several years with <strong>a design that had received few changes<\/strong>; however, there have been more innovations in addition to the aesthetic modifications, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/this-new-feature-to-organize-whatsapp-chats-will-come-in-handy-for-you\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">functions to filter chats more easily<\/a>, and they are even already working on <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/whatsapp-is-going-to-do-it-it-is-already-testing-an-ai-within-the-application\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">implementing Artificial Intelligence<\/a> within the <strong>WhatsApp ecosystem<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In fact, WhatsApp has also incorporated <strong>privacy measures<\/strong> that, in addition to <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/this-will-be-whatsapps-end-to-end-encryption-with-dma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">aligning with the European DMA<\/a>, make its service one of the <strong>most reliable and secure currently<\/strong>, thanks to the encryption of its messages and the protocols carried out to ensure that this information is stored securely.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/6b5a0468-96d1-11e6-bfc6-00163ec9f5fa\/2095394417\/whatsapp-logo\" alt=\"WhatsApp\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">WhatsApp<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/whatsapp.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Download<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-sponsored\" href=\"https:\/\/whatsapp.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WhatsApp, the most popular instant messaging application in the world, continues to strive to offer quality improvements to users who use its services. Therefore, with the aim of ensuring their protection, the app owned by Meta is working on security advances in terms of privacy and spam prevention. With this, WhatsApp continues to show interest &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/whatsapp-is-working-on-protecting-users-in-terms-of-spam-and-privacy\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;WhatsApp is working on protecting users in terms of spam and privacy&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9285,"featured_media":278545,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":2},"categories":[1015],"tags":[1043],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-278544","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-whatsapp"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/278544","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9285"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=278544"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/278544\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":313736,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/278544\/revisions\/313736"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/278545"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=278544"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=278544"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=278544"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=278544"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=278544"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=278544"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}