WhatsApp bans 1.6 mn Indian accounts in April with compliance to IT rules

Meta-owned WhatsApp on Wednesday said that it banned over 16.6 lakh bad accounts in India in the month of April in compliance with the new IT Rules 2021.

The platform had banned over 18 lakh such accounts in the country in March.

The company also received 844 grievance reports in April within the country, and the accounts “actioned” were 123.

In March, WhatsApp received 597 grievance reports and the accounts “actioned” were 74.

“This user-safety report contains details of the user complaints received and the corresponding action taken by WhatsApp, as well as WhatsApp’s own preventive actions to combat abuse on our platform.