WhatsApp has banned more than 22 lakh Indian accounts, are you also doing this mistake?
WhatsApp has banned the accounts of more than 22 lakh Indians during June 2022. Meta-owned messaging platform has taken this action based on complaints received from users and through its own mechanism to detect violations.
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WhatsApp Ban: Meta-owned WhatsApp has banned the accounts of more than 22 lakh Indians during June 2022. The messaging platform has taken this action based on complaints received from users and with the help of its own technology to detect violations.
WhatsApp has banned the accounts of more than 22 lakh Indians during June 2022. Meta-owned messaging platform has taken this action based on complaints received from users and through its own mechanism to detect violations.
The company had earlier banned 19 lakh accounts in May, 16 lakh in April and 18.05 lakh accounts in March. Under the new information technology rules that came into force last year, large digital platforms (with more than 50 lakh users) are required to publish compliance reports every month, mentioning details of complaints received and action taken. A WhatsApp spokesperson said in the latest monthly report, the company closed 2.2 million accounts during the month of June.
What is the reason for the action?
A company spokesperson said in a statement that WhatsApp is an industry leader in preventing abuse between end-to-end encrypted messaging services. Over the years, we have consistently invested in artificial intelligence and other cutting-edge technology, data scientists, experts and processes, the spokesperson said. This action has been taken to keep our users safe on our platform.
During June 2022, the company received 632 complaints reports and 64 accounts were processed. Of the total reports received, 426 were related to ban appeals, while others were in the categories of Account Support, Product Support and Security. The report said that all complaints received by WhatsApp are responded to, except in cases where a complaint is considered to be a duplicate of a previous complaint.
Let us tell you that in the past, big social media companies have faced criticism for hate speech, misinformation and fake news being circulated on their platform. Concerns have also been raised about arbitrary removal of content, removal of users from digital platforms at times.
