Banned over 36 lakh Indian accounts in December 2022: WhatsApp

As many as 36.77 lakh WhatsApp accounts were banned in India in December last year, with the number being marginally lower than for those that faced action (37.16 lakh) in the preceding month.

“Between 1 December, 2022, and 31 December, 2022, as many as 36,77,000 accounts were banned. 13,89,000 of these were proactively banned, before any reports from users,” said WhatsApp.

It further said that in December, it received 1,607 appeals from users, a jump of 70% from the 946 complaints made to it in the previous month. Of these 1,607 complaints, 1,459 (91%) sought blocking of accounts, it added.