WhatsApp banned over 16 lakh Indian accounts in April for violating guidelines
Meta-owned instant messaging platform WhatsApp has released the monthly report under the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 for the month of April. The latest report shows WhatsApp banned over 16 lakh Indian accounts in April and the reason is for violating the platform’s guidelines. The report captures information for the period from 1 April 2022 to 30 April 2022. Commenting on the matter, a WhatsApp spokesperson said, “WhatsApp is an industry leader in preventing abuse, among end-to-end encrypted messaging services. Over the years, we have consistently invested in Artificial Intelligence and other state-of-the-art technology, data scientists and experts, and in processes, in order to keep our users safe on our platform.” In accordance with the IT Rules 2021, we’ve published our report for the month of April 2022. This user-safety report contains details of the user complaints received and the corresponding action taken by What
