{"id":"n_woyk5yyar5fltobetkpa","seq":11258852,"kind":"article","title":"General : Govt Studying Feasibility Of Mandatory Whatsapp Account Verification To Curb Online Scams â Fahmi","url":"http://www.bernama.com/en/news.php?id=2634724","summary":"KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 15 (Bernama) -- The Communications Ministry is studying the feasibility of requiring messaging platform WhatsApp to verify the identities and telephone numbers linked to each account to curb online scam activities.","published":"2026-11-15T09:46:01Z","seen":"2026-11-15T09:46:01Z","lang":"en","country":"MY","source":{"id":"bernama","name":"BERNAMA","domain":"bernama.com"},"via":"bernama","entities":[{"id":"Q138290905","name":"Fahmi","type":"person"}],"story":"st_5zi2ytckbz2npta42awq","category":"politics","category_p":0.37,"category2":"economy-business","sentiment":"neutral","tone":-0.17,"political":0.58}