WhatsApp banned over 22 lakh bad accounts in India in June

Meta-owned WhatsApp banned more than 22 lakh bad accounts in India in the month of June in compliance with the new IT Rules, 2021, the company said on Tuesday.

The platform had banned over 19 lakh bad accounts in the country in May.

The messaging platform also received 632 grievance reports in June within the country, and the accounts “actioned” were 64. In May, WhatsApp received 528 grievance reports and it took “action” in 24 cases.

“WhatsApp is an industry leader in preventing abuse, among end-to-end encrypted messaging services. Over the years,