WhatsApp bans over 45 Lakh Indian Accounts in February

Messaging service WhatsApp has banned more than 4.5 million accounts in India in February. WhatsApp banned 29 lakh accounts in January. In February, more than 12 lakh WhatsApp accounts were banned before any report was received from the users.

Owners of Meta whatsapp In the monthly report released by the , it has been told that 45,97,400 WhatsApp accounts have been banned in February. A WhatsApp spokesperson said, “The User Safety Report contains information about complaints received from users and the action taken on them, as well as the steps taken by WhatsApp to deal with harassment on its platform. We respond to all complaints except those that are treated as equal.” Under the stringent IT rules implemented last year, large digital platforms with more than 5 million users have to publish compliance reports every month. In this report Platforms It has to inform about the complaints received and the action taken on them.

Social media firms have faced backlash over hate speech, misinformation and fake news on their platforms. Such apprehensions were expressed that these platforms are banning many users along with unilaterally removing the content. The Central Government had started the system of Grievance Appellate Committee (GAC). In this, users can register their complaints against the decisions of social media firms on a portal.

The problem of unwanted or spam calls can be solved soon on WhatsApp. A feature can be introduced in this app which is used worldwide, so that such calls can be silenced. This messaging service is based on phone numbers and a person can call another registered user even if he is not saved as a contact in his address book. WABetaInfo, which tracks new features on WhatsApp, had reported that the new beta version of WhatsApp includes code for a feature that will allow users to silence calls from unknown numbers. However, the new feature is not finalized and is under development. <!–

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