DAR ES SALAAM, May 23 -- Communication and consumer protection experts have applauded Airtel Tanzania for introducing a ground-breaking Artificial Intelligence (AI) solution aimed at shielding mobile users from rising incidents of fraud.

The newly launched Airtel Spam Alert – ‘Kataa Matapeli service, which uses AI to detect and flag suspicious messages in real time, has been described as a timely intervention amid growing concerns over digital fraud and the safety of mobile users, particularly in underserved regions.

Speaking during a recent stakeholders engagement in Dar es Salaam, Ms Mary Shayo, Executive Secretary of the Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority Consumer Consultative Council (TCRA-CCC), noted that mobi...