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WhatsApp will show a ‘safety overview’ before you join unknown group chats

Emma Roth

created: Aug. 5, 2025, 4 p.m. | updated: Aug. 5, 2025, 8:39 p.m.

WhatsApp is adding another feature designed to protect you from group chat scams. Now, when someone you might not know invites you to a group chat, the app will display a new “safety overview” that appears before you can even see the messages. The overview will include information about the group, including when it was created, who invited you, and how many members it has. Image: WhatsAppThe feature builds upon the “context card” that WhatsApp rolled out last year, which shows key information about a group. In June, WhatsApp worked with Meta and OpenAI to take down a criminal scam center in Cambodia, which used ChatGPT to create text messages promising work to people who joined a WhatsApp chat group.

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