The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has instructed all Internet Access Providers to block any traffic containing links that have not been whitelisted to curb the misuse of Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) in messages.
The TRAI said that so far, over 3,000 registered senders have complied with this requirement by whitelisting more than 70,000 links. It added that this initiative is designed to safeguard consumers from unsolicited messages containing malicious links while fostering a transparent and secure communication system.
The directive is set to be implemented by the 1st of next month. Senders who fail to whitelist their links by the due date will not be able to transmit any messages containing URL/APK/OTT links.
