Multiple WhatsApp users report accounts placed ‘under review’ without warning

Instant messaging app WhatsApp on Monday put multiple accounts, including those in India, “under review” for 24 hours and blocked all the app features, prompting several affected users to flag the issue through social media.

When contacted, a WhatsApp spokesperson said: “We are always working to stay ahead of those trying to abuse our service and ban accounts to help keep other users safe. Sometimes we get this wrong and if we do, we try to fix it as quickly as possible to get people back to chatting.” The disruption was highlighted around 8 pm IST when users started facing the issue without any prior warning from the Meta group’s messaging app.