WhatsApp ‘exits’ accounts of J&K users

NEW DELHI: The four-month-long internet shutdown in Jammu & Kashmir has resulted in many WhatsApp users losing access to their accounts.

As per WhatsApp’s global policy, accounts that remain unused for 120 days are automatically deactivated. As J&K completed exactly 120 days of internet blackout on Wednesday, residents woke up to find themselves checked out of their accounts and groups.