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South Africans fight back as spam calls surge past 17bn

Mail & Guardian 25 Aug

South Africa

Despite a massive surge in AI-driven scam calls exceeding 17 billion in South Africa, citizens are fighting back by answering fewer unknown numbers as new regulations and opt-out registries loom.

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