WhatsApp prohibited more than 8 million accounts in India in the month

The largest social media platform in India WhatsApp has prohibited them by taking immediate measures on more than 8.4 million accounts in just one month. This step was taken by Meta in response to the abusive use of the platform in the event of fraud activity. According to the company, the decision to prohibit these accounts was taken after scams and suspicious activity reports, who reported many users of such fraud activities.

Meta’s transparency report reflects the business efforts to maintain a safe environment for users. It was pointed out that these measures were taken for the safety of the platform. The report revealed that Meta had prohibited approximately 8.45 million WhatsApp accounts in India, following the provisions of article 4 (1) (d) and article 3a (7) of the Technologies Act information. This step was taken after constant complaints and efforts to increase security.

Meta Reports revealed that the ban had been imposed between August 1 and August 31. Of the total of the forbidden accounts, 1.66 million were blocked due to serious violations, while the remaining account was prohibited after being found suspect in the investigation. Especially during surveillance, more than 1.6 million accounts were prohibited on the complaint of any user because they were poorly used.