Whatsapp Banned 71.1 Lakh Indian Accounts in Friend

Meta-Oned Whatsapp Banned 71.1 Lakh Accounts during September in Compliance with the Rules, According to the Latest India Monthly Report released by the Popular Messaging Platform.

Out of them, 25.7 lakh accounts were proactively banned before any reports from users.

An Indian Account is Identified Via the ‘+91’ Country Code.

“Between September 1, 2023 and September 30, 2023, 71,11,000 WhatsApp Accounts Were Banned. 25,71,000 of these accounts were proactively banned, before any reports from users, “It said.

The ‘User-Safety Report’ Contains Details of User Complaints received and the corresponding action taken by whatsapp as well as whatsapp as Whatsapp’s Own Preventive Actions to Combat Abuse on the Platform.

Between September 1-30, The Platform Received Six Orders from the Grievance Applete Committee, According to the Report, and All Six Orders were complied with.

Whatsapp Had Banned 74 Lakh Accounts in August and Out of Them, 35 Lakh Accounts Had Been Proactively Banned.

Whatsapp, in Its Latest Report, Said It Received 10,442 User Reports Spanning Account Support (1,031), BAN APEAL (7,396), OThar Support (1,518), Product Support Support (370) and safety (127) during September.

DURING this Period, 85 Accounts Were Actioned Based on the Reports received.

Whatsapp explained that “Accounts Actioned” Denots Reports where it Took Remedial Action Based on the said report.

Taking Action Denotes Eiter Banning an account or a previously banned account being restored as a result of the complaint.

Also, reports may have been reviewed but not involved as ‘accepted’ for many reasons, including the user needing assistance to access their account or to user-oser-rasted Banned Account and the Request Denial, or if the reported account does not violate the laws of India or whatsapp’s terms of service.

“Safety Related Grievances Pertain to Issues that may be about abuse or harmful behavior on the platform,” it said.

The report said that Whatsapp responses to all grievances received except in cases where a complaint is demed to be a duplicate of a previous ticket.