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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 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 Bans Over 23.28 Lakh Indian Accounts In August
WhatsApp banned over 23.28 lakh Indian accounts in August, of which over 10 lakh accounts were proactively taken down before any report from users, the messaging platform said on Saturday.
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WhatsApp Banned Nearly 24 Lakh Indian Accounts in July, 14 Lakh Accounts 'Proactively' Disabled: All Details
WhatsApp banned 23.87 lakh accounts in India in July, the company said in its annual report. Over 14 lakh accounts were removed without user reports, which the company terms as a 'proactive' removal.
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WhatsApp Bans Over 23 Lakh Indian Accounts In July
WhatsApp has banned over 23.87 lakh Indian accounts in July, of which over 14 lakh accounts were proactively taken down before any report from users, the messaging platform said on Thursday.
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WhatsApp Bans Over 22 Lakh Indian Accounts In June 2022
The new, tougher IT rules, which came into effect last year, mandate large digital platforms (with over 50 lakh users) to publish compliance reports every month, mentioning the details of complaints received and action taken.
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WhatsApp Banned Over 22 Lakh Indian Accounts in June, 632 Grievance Reports Received: Details
WhatsApp has banned over 22 lakh Indian accounts in June, the company stated in its monthly report. The Meta-owned company revealed that it had received 632 grievance reports last month. The details were shared in its Monthly Report under the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021.
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WhatsApp Bans Over 19 Lakh Indian Accounts In May
Meta-owned WhatsApp banned over 19 lakh Indian accounts in May on the basis of complaints received from users via its grievances channel and through its own mechanism to prevent and detect violations, as per the latest monthly report.
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WhatsApp Says It Banned Over 16 lakh Indian Users' Accounts In April
Mobile messaging platform WhatsApp has banned over 16 lakh accounts of Indian users in April to prevent harmful activity on the app, according to the company's monthly disclosure report published on Wednesday.
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WhatsApp Bans 14.26 Lakh Indian Accounts in February
WhatsApp banned 14.26 lakh Indian accounts in February on the basis of complaints received from users via grievances channel and through its own mechanism to prevent and detect violations, according to monthly report published by the messaging platform.
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WhatsApp Bans 18.58 Lakh Indian Accounts in January Over Complaints Received From Users, Harmful Behaviour
WhatsApp banned 18.58 lakh Indian accounts in January on the basis of complaints received from users through its grievances division and the company's own mechanism to prevent and detect law violators, according to a monthly report.
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WhatsApp Banned Over 2 Million Indian Accounts in December 2021, Monthly Compliance Report Shows
Over 2 million Indian accounts were banned by WhatsApp, while 528 grievance reports were received by the messaging platform in December 2021, according to its compliance report.
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WhatsApp Banned More Than 2 Million Indian Accounts In September: Report
More than 2.2 million Indian accounts were banned by WhatsApp while 560 grievance reports were received by the messaging platform in September
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WhatsApp Banned 2.07 Million Indian Accounts in August to Prevent Harmful Behaviour
WhatsApp has released its third transparency report in accordance to the new Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021. It reveals that a total of 2.07 million accounts were banned in India to prevent harmful behaviour.
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WhatsApp Banned Over 3 Million Accounts in India in June-July, 316 Ban Appeals Received From Users
WhatsApp’s latest User Safety Monthly Report says that it banned over three million Indian accounts during the 46 day period between June 16 and July 31 of this year. Out of this, ban appeals via user complaints and posts from India Grievance Officer were only 316, and the rest were actioned through WhatsApp’s own tools and resources to stop ha...
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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 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 Bans Over 23.28 Lakh Indian Accounts In August
WhatsApp banned over 23.28 lakh Indian accounts in August, of which over 10 lakh accounts were proactively taken down before any report from users, the messaging platform said on Saturday.
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WhatsApp Banned Nearly 24 Lakh Indian Accounts in July, 14 Lakh Accounts 'Proactively' Disabled: All Details
WhatsApp banned 23.87 lakh accounts in India in July, the company said in its annual report. Over 14 lakh accounts were removed without user reports, which the company terms as a 'proactive' removal.
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WhatsApp Bans Over 23 Lakh Indian Accounts In July
WhatsApp has banned over 23.87 lakh Indian accounts in July, of which over 14 lakh accounts were proactively taken down before any report from users, the messaging platform said on Thursday.
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WhatsApp Bans Over 22 Lakh Indian Accounts In June 2022
The new, tougher IT rules, which came into effect last year, mandate large digital platforms (with over 50 lakh users) to publish compliance reports every month, mentioning the details of complaints received and action taken.
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WhatsApp Banned Over 22 Lakh Indian Accounts in June, 632 Grievance Reports Received: Details
WhatsApp has banned over 22 lakh Indian accounts in June, the company stated in its monthly report. The Meta-owned company revealed that it had received 632 grievance reports last month. The details were shared in its Monthly Report under the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021.
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WhatsApp Bans Over 19 Lakh Indian Accounts In May
Meta-owned WhatsApp banned over 19 lakh Indian accounts in May on the basis of complaints received from users via its grievances channel and through its own mechanism to prevent and detect violations, as per the latest monthly report.
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WhatsApp Says It Banned Over 16 lakh Indian Users' Accounts In April
Mobile messaging platform WhatsApp has banned over 16 lakh accounts of Indian users in April to prevent harmful activity on the app, according to the company's monthly disclosure report published on Wednesday.
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WhatsApp Bans 14.26 Lakh Indian Accounts in February
WhatsApp banned 14.26 lakh Indian accounts in February on the basis of complaints received from users via grievances channel and through its own mechanism to prevent and detect violations, according to monthly report published by the messaging platform.
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WhatsApp Bans 18.58 Lakh Indian Accounts in January Over Complaints Received From Users, Harmful Behaviour
WhatsApp banned 18.58 lakh Indian accounts in January on the basis of complaints received from users through its grievances division and the company's own mechanism to prevent and detect law violators, according to a monthly report.
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WhatsApp Banned Over 2 Million Indian Accounts in December 2021, Monthly Compliance Report Shows
Over 2 million Indian accounts were banned by WhatsApp, while 528 grievance reports were received by the messaging platform in December 2021, according to its compliance report.
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WhatsApp Banned More Than 2 Million Indian Accounts In September: Report
More than 2.2 million Indian accounts were banned by WhatsApp while 560 grievance reports were received by the messaging platform in September
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WhatsApp Banned 2.07 Million Indian Accounts in August to Prevent Harmful Behaviour
WhatsApp has released its third transparency report in accordance to the new Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021. It reveals that a total of 2.07 million accounts were banned in India to prevent harmful behaviour.
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WhatsApp Banned Over 3 Million Accounts in India in June-July, 316 Ban Appeals Received From Users
WhatsApp’s latest User Safety Monthly Report says that it banned over three million Indian accounts during the 46 day period between June 16 and July 31 of this year. Out of this, ban appeals via user complaints and posts from India Grievance Officer were only 316, and the rest were actioned through WhatsApp’s own tools and resources to stop ha...
