WhatsApp Proactively Bans Over 71 Lakh Accounts in India within a Month for Policy Violations
Updated January 2, 2024 09:24 IST Meta-owned WhatsApp has revealed that it banned over 71 lakh accounts in India during November 2023. The detailed account of these actions was provided in the monthly report under the IT Rules, 2021, published on January 1, 2024. In a proactive stance, the company had already banned 19,54,000 accounts before any user reported policy violations during the same period. WhatsApp, identifying Indian users through the +91 phone number prefix, adheres to the guidelines set forth in India’s IT Rules, 2021. The monthly report…