{"id":"n_5zi2ytckbz2npta42awq","seq":11242916,"kind":"article","title":"Govt mulls mandatory phone number verification for WhatsApp accounts","url":"https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/11/15/govt-mulls-mandatory-phone-number-verification-for-whatsapp-accounts","summary":"Communications minister Fahmi Fadzil says several countries have raised concerns over WhatsApp being exploited for scam calls.","published":"2026-11-15T07:19:00Z","seen":"2026-11-15T08:29:00Z","lang":"en","country":"MY","source":{"id":"kite-freemalaysiatoday-com-02699b","name":"freemalaysiatoday.com","domain":"freemalaysiatoday.com"},"via":"kite-freemalaysiatoday-com-02699b","topics":["asia","highlight","malaysia","top news"],"authors":["Elill Easwaran"],"image":"https://media.freemalaysiatoday.com/v3/2026/11/3816bb82-3de5-4269-a4fa-306183c1f7ae-fahmi-fadzil-hannah-yeoh-bernamapic-151126.jpg","mentions":2,"story":"st_5zi2ytckbz2npta42awq","category":"politics","category_p":0.49,"sentiment":"neutral","tone":-0.17,"political":0.71}