As many as 36.77 lakh WhatsApp accounts have been banned in India in December final 12 months, with the quantity being marginally decrease than for those who confronted motion (37.16 lakh) within the previous 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,” mentioned WhatsApp.
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It additional mentioned that in December, it obtained 1,607 appeals from customers, a soar of 70% from the 946 complaints made to it within the earlier month. Of these 1,607 complaints, 1,459 (91%) sought blocking of accounts, it added.
On the opposite hand, in November 2022, the variety of accounts banned proactively, stood at 90,000.
The Meta-owned platform disclosed the December 2022 figures in its India Monthly Report. Under the nation’s Information Technology Rules 2021, digital platforms working listed below are required to publish month-to-month compliance experiences, mentioning the main points of complaints obtained, and motion taken on them.
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WhatsApp has greater than 2 billion customers worldwide, with India being considered one of its largest consumer base. In February 2021, the Government of India mentioned WhatsApp is utilized by greater than 53 crore Indians, making it essentially the most used social media service within the nation.
(With PTI inputs)
Source web site: www.hindustantimes.com
