WhatsApp是一种流行的短信应用程序，可用于几乎所有移动设备平台。它实际上已经杀死了短信(Short Message) 服务(Services)（SMS ）作为(SMS)Whatsapp附带的功能，允许您选择一个很酷的背景，备份对话等等。简而言之，Whatsapp正在迅速取代SMS作为一种短信形式。随之而来的是，垃圾邮件的形式也在发生变化。人们正面临着现在所谓的WhatsApp 垃圾邮件(WhatsApp spam)。本文旨在讨论Whatsapp垃圾邮件以及阻止或控制垃圾邮件的方法。
WhatsApp 垃圾邮件
你知道垃圾邮件，你已经处理过了。它从电子邮件开始，你看到无数的电子邮件——发送到批量电子邮件地址——对你毫无用处。曾经有几天您手动从不需要的电子邮件中提取想要的电子邮件。然后创建了垃圾邮件过滤器(Junk Mail Filters)，垃圾邮件实际上得到了控制。垃圾邮件仍然存在 - 毫无疑问 - 但大部分垃圾邮件都被网络邮件和电子邮件客户端上的过滤器捕获。
在电子邮件垃圾邮件之后，您必须处理短信(SMS)垃圾邮件。来自您不认识的人的不需要的短信(SMSes)开始进入您的手机。许多国家禁止发送大量短信(SMSes)，以便手机用户可以松一口气。仅在印度(India)，97% 的垃圾短信在实施批量(SMS)短信(SMS)禁令后就停止了。
但是垃圾邮件发送者总能找到联系您的方法，而这一次；这是Whatsapp上不需要且未经证实的信息。您收到的垃圾邮件可能是广告或谣言。我经常想知道他们如何让我们的电话号码随时向我们发送垃圾邮件。围绕Whatsapp(Whatsapp)垃圾邮件的唯一方法是识别垃圾邮件的来源并阻止它。
阻止 WhatsApp 垃圾邮件
阻止Whatsapp联系人的方法在 iOS 和Android中是不同的。无论哪种情况，首先，您必须保存发送垃圾邮件的号码，以便您可以阻止(Block)它。将该号码作为联系人添加到您的电话簿，然后将其屏蔽。
在 iOS 中，您必须转到联系人列表，然后从那里阻止用户。在Android中，您可以直接阻止他人接收消息。只需(Just)点击上下文菜单按钮并选择阻止此联系人。您还可以转到联系人并长按联系人姓名以调出带有阻止选项的菜单。一旦被阻止，尽管他们可能会向您的手机发送消息，但这些消息将不会发送给您。
阅读(Read)：如何识别 WhatsApp 诈骗。(How to recognize WhatsApp Scams.)
WhatsApp 垃圾邮件的监管
在禁止人们发送群发短信(SMSes)的法律条文中，所有国家的立法者现在都应该考虑屏蔽群发短信。Facebook无法阻止垃圾邮件，因为它无法查看邮件内容来确定邮件是否为垃圾邮件。虽然它看到批量消息发送到不同的电话号码，但它看不到内容，因为内容是端到端加密的。虽然是一个很好的措施，但它可以阻止Facebook窥探您发送的内容，从而使其无法阻止垃圾邮件。
这就是为什么需要定期禁止立法者。如果立法者引入与SMS(SMS)引入的法律类似的法律，您可以看到Whatsapp垃圾邮件的减少。
据说WhatsApp受到政府机构的持续监控，但我不知道他们是否可以采取任何措施来阻止垃圾邮件。我也不知道政府机构是否解密了这些消息，或者这是否只是政府正在监视Whatsapp通信的另一个谣言。但由于他们也无能为力，我想请立法者制定一项法规，限制将同一条消息发送到数百个电话号码。我看不到任何其他控制Whatsapp垃圾邮件的方法，我希望立法者能采取一些行动。在那之前，您所能做的就是将垃圾邮件发送者添加为联系人，然后阻止该联系人。
作为WhatsApp用户，您也应该始终小心转发哪些消息。始终(Always)首先检查消息的真实性。这样，您可以帮助控制WhatsApp垃圾邮件。
如果您对处理 Whatsapp 垃圾邮件有任何想法，请与我们分享。(If you have any ideas to deal with Whatsapp spam, please share it with us.)
阅读下一篇(Read next)： WhatsApp 安全吗？您应该了解的 WhatsApp 隐私和安全问题(Is WhatsApp safe? WhatsApp Privacy and Security issues you should know about)。
WhatsApp Spam - How to control or block it
WhatsApp is a popular texting app available for almost all platforms of mobile devices. It has literally killed Short Message Services (the SMS) as the features that come with Whatsapp, allow you to pick up a cool background, backup the conversations and more. In short, Whatsapp is speedily replacing SMS as a form of texting. And with this, the form of spamming is also changing. People are facing what is now called WhatsApp spam. This article intends to discuss Whatsapp spam and methods to block or control the spam.
WhatsApp Spam
You know spam, and you have dealt with it. It started with email, and you saw countless emails – sent to bulk email addresses – that were of no use to you. There were days when you manually picked up wanted emails from unwanted ones. Then the Junk Mail Filters were created, and email spam is literally under control. There is still email spamming – no doubt on that – but most of the spam is caught by the filters on the webmail and on the email clients.
After email spam, you had to deal with SMS spam. Unwanted SMSes from people you never know start coming to your phone. Many countries placed a ban on sending bulk SMSes so that cellphone users can breathe a sigh of relief. In India alone, 97% of SMS spam stopped after the introduction of a ban on bulk SMS.
But spammers always find out a way to reach you and this time; it is unwanted and unconfirmed information on Whatsapp. The spam you receive can be advertisements or rumors. I often wonder how they get our phone numbers to spam us whenever they want. The only method around Whatsapp spam is to identify the number from where spam is coming and block it.
Block WhatsApp Spam
The methods to block Whatsapp contacts are different in iOS and Android. In either case, first, you have to save the number that is sending spam so that you can Block it. Add the number as a contact to your phonebook and then block it.
In iOS, you have to go to the contact list and then block the user from there. In Android, you can block people right from the message. Just hit the context menu button and select block this contact. You can also go to the contacts and long press on a contact name to bring out a menu with a block option in it. Once blocked, though they may send messages to your cellphone, the messages will not reach you.
Read: How to recognize WhatsApp Scams.
Regulation of WhatsApp Spam
In the lines of law that bans people from sending bulk SMSes, lawmakers of all countries should now consider blocking bulk messages. Facebook cannot block spam messages because it cannot see the contents of the message to determine whether the message is spam. Though it sees bulk messages being sent to different phone numbers, it cannot see the contents because the contents are encrypted from end to end. Though a good measure, it stops Facebook from snooping on what you are being sent and thus makes it unable to stop spam.
That is why a regular ban from lawmakers is required. If the lawmakers introduce a law similar to the one brought in for SMS, you can see a decrease in Whatsapp spam.
It is said that WhatsApp is continuously monitored by government agencies, but I do not know if they can do anything to stop spam. I also do not know whether the government agencies decrypt the messages or if it is just another rumor that the government is spying Whatsapp communications. But since they too cannot do much, I would like to ask the lawmakers to bring in a regulation restricting the same message being sent to hundreds of phone numbers. I cannot see any other method to control Whatsapp spam, and I hope some action will be taken against it by the lawmakers. Until then, all you can do is to add the spammer as a contact and then block that contact.
As a WhatsApp user, you too should always be circumspect about which messages you forward. Always check for the veracity of the messages first. This way, you help control WhatsApp spam.
If you have any ideas to deal with Whatsapp spam, please share it with us.
Read next: Is WhatsApp safe? WhatsApp Privacy and Security issues you should know about.
