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Petition Seeks Ban On WhatsApp Over Compliance, Supreme Court Says No
The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a PIL seeking directions to the Centre to ban the operation and use of WhatsApp if it does not comply with the orders of the authorities in the country.
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Pakistan Plans Total Ban On Social Media For Muharram, PM's Nod Awaited
Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif will decide the fate of social media platforms such as YouTube, WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok during the Muharram festival as Pak's Punjab government sought a ban on them, citing need to control "hate material.
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WhatsApp Banned Over 71 Lakh Indian Accounts In April Due To Policy Violation
Meta-owned WhatsApp on Saturday said it banned more than 71 lakh accounts in India in the month of April for violating the laws of the land.
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Telangana Man Gives Triple Talaq To Wife On WhatsApp, Arrested: Police
The Adilabad police have arrested a man for declaring the banned instant 'triple talaq' to his wife via WhatsApp message.
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WhatsApp Policy Violations Led to Over 71 Lakh Account Bans in India in November
WhatsApp has announced that over 71 lakh accounts in India were banned in November 2023. As part of its latest monthly compliance report under the IT Rules 2021, the company revealed that it banned over 19 lakh accounts in India "proactively", without user reports. It also acted on a handful of over 8,000 grievances received from users last Novembe...
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WhatsApp Blocked 74.5 Lakh Accounts In India Last Month
Mobile messaging platform WhatsApp took action on about 5 per cent grievances it received in April, the company's India monthly report under IT rules said on Thursday.
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WhatsApp Faces Penalty in Russia on Accusations of Failing to Delete Banned Content: Report
Messenger service WhatsApp faces a maximum fine of RUB 4 million (nearly Rs. 41 lakh) after Russia accused it of failing to delete banned content, state-owned news agency RIA reported on Friday, citing a Moscow court. Although WhatsApp's parent company Meta Platforms was last year banned in Russia as an "extremist" organisation, the messenger app ...
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FTC Says Meta Misled Parents on Child Protection Measures, Proposes Ban on Profiting From Minors' Data
The US Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday accused Meta's Facebook of misleading parents about protections for children and proposed tightening an existing agreement on privacy to include a ban on making money from minors' data.
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Donald Trump Returns To Instagram For The First Time After Capitol Hill Attack
Meta, the parent company of Instagram, Facebook and Whatsapp, lifted the ban on the 45th US President in January.
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WhatsApp Banned Over 2.9 Million Indian Accounts in January to Combat Abuse
Social messaging platform WhatsApp on Wednesday said it banned over 2.9 million accounts in the country in month of January to "combat abuse." "WhatsApp is an industry leader in preventing abuse, among end-to-end encrypted messaging services," a spokesperson of the social messaging platform said. In order to keep "our users safe on our platform," W...
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WhatsApp Banned Around 37 Lakh User Accounts in India in December 2022, Slightly Lower Than November
WhatsApp on Wednesday said it banned 36.77 lakh accounts in India in December, marginally lower than the number of accounts it barred in the preceding month. The banned WhatsApp accounts in India include 13.89 lakh accounts which were barred proactively before being flagged by users.
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WhatsApp Bans 36.77 Lakh Accounts In India December Last Year
Instant messaging platform WhatsApp on Wednesday said it banned 36.77 lakh accounts in India in November, marginally lower than the number of accounts it barred in the preceding month.
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WhatsApp Banned 37.16 Lakh Accounts in India Last Month, 60 Percent More Than October
WhatsApp on Wednesday said it banned 37.16 lakh accounts in India in November, about 60 percent more than the accounts it barred in the preceding month. The banned WhatsApp accounts in India include 9.9 lakh accounts which were barred proactively before being flagged by users. In October, WhatsApp had banned 23.24 lakh accounts in the country, incl...
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WhatsApp Bans 37 Lakh Indian Accounts In November, 60% More Than October
Instant messaging platform WhatsApp on Wednesday said it banned 37.16 lakh accounts in India in November, about 60 per cent more than the accounts it barred in the preceding month.
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WhatsApp Bans Over 23 Lakh Accounts in India in October, 'Proactively' Barred 8.1 Lakh Users
WhatsApp on Wednesday stated that it had banned over 23 lakh users in India in October. The company's monthly report, issued in compliance with the IT Rules, revealed that it banned 8.1 lakh users "proactively", which means they were blocked before WhatsApp users reported them.
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Petition Seeks Ban On WhatsApp Over Compliance, Supreme Court Says No
The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a PIL seeking directions to the Centre to ban the operation and use of WhatsApp if it does not comply with the orders of the authorities in the country.
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Pakistan Plans Total Ban On Social Media For Muharram, PM's Nod Awaited
Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif will decide the fate of social media platforms such as YouTube, WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok during the Muharram festival as Pak's Punjab government sought a ban on them, citing need to control "hate material.
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WhatsApp Banned Over 71 Lakh Indian Accounts In April Due To Policy Violation
Meta-owned WhatsApp on Saturday said it banned more than 71 lakh accounts in India in the month of April for violating the laws of the land.
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Telangana Man Gives Triple Talaq To Wife On WhatsApp, Arrested: Police
The Adilabad police have arrested a man for declaring the banned instant 'triple talaq' to his wife via WhatsApp message.
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WhatsApp Policy Violations Led to Over 71 Lakh Account Bans in India in November
WhatsApp has announced that over 71 lakh accounts in India were banned in November 2023. As part of its latest monthly compliance report under the IT Rules 2021, the company revealed that it banned over 19 lakh accounts in India "proactively", without user reports. It also acted on a handful of over 8,000 grievances received from users last Novembe...
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WhatsApp Blocked 74.5 Lakh Accounts In India Last Month
Mobile messaging platform WhatsApp took action on about 5 per cent grievances it received in April, the company's India monthly report under IT rules said on Thursday.
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WhatsApp Faces Penalty in Russia on Accusations of Failing to Delete Banned Content: Report
Messenger service WhatsApp faces a maximum fine of RUB 4 million (nearly Rs. 41 lakh) after Russia accused it of failing to delete banned content, state-owned news agency RIA reported on Friday, citing a Moscow court. Although WhatsApp's parent company Meta Platforms was last year banned in Russia as an "extremist" organisation, the messenger app ...
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FTC Says Meta Misled Parents on Child Protection Measures, Proposes Ban on Profiting From Minors' Data
The US Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday accused Meta's Facebook of misleading parents about protections for children and proposed tightening an existing agreement on privacy to include a ban on making money from minors' data.
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Donald Trump Returns To Instagram For The First Time After Capitol Hill Attack
Meta, the parent company of Instagram, Facebook and Whatsapp, lifted the ban on the 45th US President in January.
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WhatsApp Banned Over 2.9 Million Indian Accounts in January to Combat Abuse
Social messaging platform WhatsApp on Wednesday said it banned over 2.9 million accounts in the country in month of January to "combat abuse." "WhatsApp is an industry leader in preventing abuse, among end-to-end encrypted messaging services," a spokesperson of the social messaging platform said. In order to keep "our users safe on our platform," W...
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WhatsApp Banned Around 37 Lakh User Accounts in India in December 2022, Slightly Lower Than November
WhatsApp on Wednesday said it banned 36.77 lakh accounts in India in December, marginally lower than the number of accounts it barred in the preceding month. The banned WhatsApp accounts in India include 13.89 lakh accounts which were barred proactively before being flagged by users.
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WhatsApp Bans 36.77 Lakh Accounts In India December Last Year
Instant messaging platform WhatsApp on Wednesday said it banned 36.77 lakh accounts in India in November, marginally lower than the number of accounts it barred in the preceding month.
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WhatsApp Banned 37.16 Lakh Accounts in India Last Month, 60 Percent More Than October
WhatsApp on Wednesday said it banned 37.16 lakh accounts in India in November, about 60 percent more than the accounts it barred in the preceding month. The banned WhatsApp accounts in India include 9.9 lakh accounts which were barred proactively before being flagged by users. In October, WhatsApp had banned 23.24 lakh accounts in the country, incl...
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WhatsApp Bans 37 Lakh Indian Accounts In November, 60% More Than October
Instant messaging platform WhatsApp on Wednesday said it banned 37.16 lakh accounts in India in November, about 60 per cent more than the accounts it barred in the preceding month.
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WhatsApp Bans Over 23 Lakh Accounts in India in October, 'Proactively' Barred 8.1 Lakh Users
WhatsApp on Wednesday stated that it had banned over 23 lakh users in India in October. The company's monthly report, issued in compliance with the IT Rules, revealed that it banned 8.1 lakh users "proactively", which means they were blocked before WhatsApp users reported them.
