New Delhi, March 18 -- The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) on Monday collaborated with WhatsApp to extend 'Scam Se Bacho,' Meta's safety campaign against online scams and spam. As part of the collaboration, DoT and WhatsApp will work together to educate citizens on identifying and reporting suspected fraud communications in an effort to enhance digital safety and awareness.

The initiative will include train-the-trainer workshops for DoT officials, Sanchar Mitras, Telecom Service Providers (TSPs), and field units. WhatsApp will also work with DoT to explore ways to build citizen centric services of Sanchar Saathi initiatives through WhatsApp platform for wider reach of Sanchar Saathi.

Joel Kaplan, Chief Global Affairs Officer, Met...