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Last Update: December 22, 2022, 17:04 IST
WhatsApp has over 400 million users in India.
In November, WhatsApp banned over 37 lakh suspicious accounts in India to comply with the updated IT regulations 2021, which put additional responsibilities on the social media platform.
In compliance with the updated IT rules 2021, WhatsApp announced that it has banned over 37 lakh suspicious accounts India during the month of November. The revised rules put additional responsibilities on social media platforms.
WhatsApp said that it banned a total of 37,16,000 accounts between November 1 and November 31. Of these, 9,90,000 accounts were actively banned before any user reports were received.
Last month, in November, the instant messaging platform, which has over 400 million users in the country, received 946 complaints and took action on 74 of them.
WhatsApp bans accounts against spreading fake information, bulk forwarding unverified messages, and other prohibited activities. These security measures are put in place by the messaging platform to protect the integrity and veracity of the information communicated on its platform.
According to WhatsApp spokesperson, “As per IT Rules 2021, we have published our report for the month of November 2022. As recorded in the latest monthly report, WhatsApp banned more than 3.7 million accounts in the month of November.” has been put in.”
The Indian Ministry of Electronics and IT has implemented the Advanced IT Rules 2021, which requires major digital and social media platforms with more than 5 million users to publish monthly compliance reports. The move is part of a larger effort to build a secure and reliable internet that protects the rights of ‘digital citizens’ or Indian citizens who use the internet. The amendments to IT rules are aimed at promoting transparency and accountability on the Internet.
(With inputs from IANS)
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