Viber launches new tools to fight against spam. — Photo Courtesy Rakuten Viber Rakuten Viber has recently launched number of tools to fight against spam and ensure user privacy, as well as an option to search for other users by name. The new search capability will be protected with extra privacy measures in accordance with Viber’s strict commitment to ensuring privacy for its users, the company said. Accordingly, Viber now allows its users to control who can add them to communities and group chats, whether anyone or only their saved contacts. Additionally, new community and group chat invitations from unknown senders on Viber will automatically go under the new message requests inbox, to keep users’ main chat list tidy and free of unwanted requests. The new ability to search people on Viber will open opportunities to expand networks, while retaining user privacy to the fullest. Once someone searches a user’s name in the Viber search bar, it will appear in the … [Read more...] about Viber empowers users to filter messages automatically
