WhatsApp bans accounts of more than 69 lakh Indians, know the whole matter
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New Delhi (Uttam Hindu News): Meta-owned WhatsApp banned over 69 lakh ‘bad accounts’ in the country in December 2023. The company gave this information on Monday in compliance with the new IT Rules 2021. The company banned “69,34,000 accounts” between December 1-31. WhatsApp said in its monthly compliance report that before any reports from users, about 16,58,000 of these accounts were actively banned. The most popular messaging platform, which has over 50 crore users in the country, received a record 16,366 complaint reports in the country in December, of which “action” was taken on 13.
“Accounts Actioned” refers to reports where WhatsApp took remedial action based on the report and taking action means either banning an account or reinstating a previously banned account. According to the company, “This user-safety report includes details of complaints received and actions taken by WhatsApp, as well as WhatsApp’s own preventive actions to address abuse on our platform.”
To empower millions of Indian social media users, the Center recently launched a Grievance Appellate Committee (GAC) that looks into their concerns regarding content and other issues. The newly constituted panel, a step towards strengthening the country’s digital laws to rein in Big Tech companies, will look into appeals made by users against decisions of social media platforms.
“We are an industry leader among end-to-end encrypted messaging services in preventing and combating abuse,” WhatsApp said. In addition to our security features and controls, we employ a team of engineers, data scientists, analysts, researchers, and experts in law enforcement, online security, and technology development to oversee these efforts.” More than 71 lakh bad accounts were banned.
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