WhatsApp banned over 70 lakh accounts in India in April for this reason

Meta-owned WhatsApp banned over 71 lakh accounts in India in the month of April for violating the laws of the land.

Reportedly, out of 7,182,000 banned WhatsApp accounts, 1,302,000 were proactively blocked, before any users reported of ‘violation of privacy policies,’ the social media company explained in a statement.

WhatsApp bans lakhs of Indian users: Why

Reportedly, WhatsApp bans lakhs of Indian users who are reported for being scammers or violating the platform’s privacy policies. As per WhatsApp’s India Monthly Report, the Meta-owned instant messaging platform highlighted that it banned around 71 lakh Indian accounts between April 1, 2024, and April 30, 2024.