WhatsApp banned 14.26 lakh Indian accounts in February – Bharat Times

According to a monthly report published by the messaging platform, WhatsApp banned 14.26 lakh Indian accounts in February based on complaints received from users through the complaints channel and through its own mechanism to prevent and trace breaches. Gave.

Between February 1 and February 28, 335 complaint reports were received and “action” was taken on 21 accounts. Of the total reports received, 194 were related to sanctions appeals, while others were in the categories of account support, product support, and security. Other.

“We respond to all complaints received, except in cases where a complaint is deemed to be a duplicate of a previous ticket. An account is ‘actioned’ when an account is banned or has already been processed as a result of a complaint.” The banned account is reinstated,” said the report released on Friday.

According to the report, 14.26 lakh Indian accounts were banned by? WhatsApp in February. An Indian account is identified through a +91 phone number.

“This User-Safety Report includes details of user complaints received and related action taken by WhatsApp, as well as WhatsApp’s own preventive actions to combat abuse on our platform. As recorded in the latest monthly report, WhatsApp has banned over 14 lakh accounts for the month of February,” said a WhatsApp spokesperson in an e-mail.

The spokesperson said that over the years, WhatsApp has consistently invested in Artificial Intelligence and other cutting-edge technology, data scientists and experts and processes, to keep users safe on the platform.