WhatsApp bans 66 lakh accounts in India, here’s why

Meta-owned WhatsApp has said that it banned more than 66 lakh accounts in India in the month of May for violating the laws of the land. Out of 6,620,000 banned WhatsApp accounts, 1,255,000 were blocked, before any reports from users, the social media company said.
According to the monthly transparency report, which is required to be published by social media companies under the Indian IT Rules 2021, the instant messaging platform received 13,367 grievances from the country
WhatsApp, which has more than 550 million users in India, said that the records “actioned” were just 31.