WhatsApp reveals it banned over 2 million Indian accounts in August

In August, WhatsApp banned nearly 2 million accounts in an effort to reduce abuse and prevent destructive behaviour on the network. According to WhatsApp's most recent transparency report, which was released to comply with the new Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules 2021, the company banned a total of 20,70,000 accounts in one month.

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The report also indicates that users and the India Grievance Officer filed a total of 222 ban appeals within the specified timeframe, with 41 accounts being "actioned." WhatsApp has its mechanisms to prevent harmful behaviour on the network and react to user concerns. These technologies identify abuse at three points in an account's life cycle: during registration, during messaging, and in reaction to the negative input in the form of user reports and bans.

Between June 16 and July 31, WhatsApp banned a total of 3,027,000 accounts. Previously, on May 15 and June 15, WhatsApp blocked 2,011,000 accounts in India.

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