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WhatsApp bans 2.2 mn India accounts in June after abuse complaints

Monthly report is part of action under Information Technology rules

WhatsApp banned 2 mn Indian accounts during May 15-Jun 15 period
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The platform banned 2,210,000 Indian accounts in June.

BS Reporter New Delhi
WhatsApp banned more than 2.2 million Indian accounts in June after users reported abusive content, said on Tuesday the messaging platform owned by Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc.

WhatsApp has to publish a monthly report to follow India’s Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021. It banned more than 1.9 million accounts in May and over 1.6 million in April. According to market data firm Statista, there are more than 487 million WhatsApp users in India.

"We are particularly focused on prevention because we believe it is much better to stop harmful activity from happening in