MediaNama’s reading list for our roundtable on Impact of the use of AI in Spam Prevention is meant to help participants come prepared to discuss the policy, technical and operational questions around AI-led spam detection. Please remember that you’re a participant in MediaNama’s discussions and not just there to listen. Your point of view matters to us.

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Date: Wednesday, 12 August 2026
Time: 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM
Venue: Viceroy Hall, The Claridges, New Delhi [https://maps.app.goo.gl/F6eeiUBXpXgTnR52A]

Note: This is an invite-only discussion held under the Chatham House Rule. Participation is subject to approval.

Essential Reads:

  • TRAI directs telecom operators to share AI-based spam data within two hours [Read]
  • TRAI moves to use AI spam flags in enforcement for the first time [Read]
  • TRAI’s 27 February 2026 Direction on AI/ML-based UCC detection: the order itself [PDF]
  • TCCCPR 2018: the original regulation text [PDF]

TRAI, DLT and telecom spam enforcement:

  • The 2025 Second Amendment and DLT-based commercial communication framework [PDF]
  • TRAI gave over 731,000 notices to spam telemarketers in 2025 [Read]
  • Over 7 lakh notices, 5.6 lakh restrictions: TRAI’s 2025 enforcement figures (PIB) [Read]
  • TRAI’s page on Unsolicited Commercial Communication: all directions and DLT orders [Read]

TCCCPR amendments and the Draft Third Amendment:

  • TRAI draft rules may stop Truecaller blocking calls [Read]
  • New TRAI draft could create two-tier spam enforcement [Read]
  • OTTs in TRAI’s spam protection draft rules an overreach, says IAMAI [Read]
  • Draft TCCCPR (Third Amendment) 2026: the full consultation paper [PDF]

AI/ML spam detection systems:

  • Airtel launches AI-powered spam alerts in 10 Indian languages [Read]
  • Airtel’s launch of India’s first AI-powered network spam solution: the announcement [Read]
  • How Airtel’s AI solution alerts customers, and what it looks at [Read]
  • The behavioural parameters operators use: call volume, velocity, diversity, duration [Read]

RCS, OTT messaging and platform signals:

  • Airtel integrates its spam filter with Google’s RCS messaging [Read]
  • Airtel and Google collaborate on spam protection with secure RCS: the announcement [Read]
  • Google looks to tackle longstanding RCS spam in India, but not alone [Read]
  • WhatsApp Business changes its rates to reduce marketing spam [Read]

False positives and legitimate enterprise communication:

  • TRAI-mandated spam filters catch OTP messages, hobbling SMS delivery [Read]
  • TRAI’s draft gives users the right to appeal wrongful spam closures [Read]
  • Truecaller CEO says TRAI’s rules made India’s spam call problem worse [Read]
  • TRAI’s clarification on the 140 and 1600 promotional and transactional number series [Read]

Fraud, scam convergence and synthetic media:

  • 62 banks join India’s I4C portal to combat cybercrime, with MuleHunter.AI [Read]
  • Mule accounts decoded: the hidden banking layer behind cybercrime [Read]
  • Department of Telecommunications: Sanchar Saathi and Chakshu fraud reporting [Read]

Essential Resources:

  • TRAI’s Consultation Paper on Review of the TCCCPR 2018 [Read]
  • LocalCircles spam-call survey: consumer sentiment data [Read]
  • Department of Telecommunications, Sanchar Saathi consumer fraud reporting portal [Read]

This is an invite-only discussion so please do apply.

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Note: This discussion is being organised with support from Airtel. Our community partner for this event is The Quantum Hub.