WhatsApp Banned Over 18 Lakh Accounts In India In March Over Policy Violations
2 years, 7 months ago

WhatsApp Banned Over 18 Lakh Accounts In India In March Over Policy Violations

News 18  

Meta-owned instant messaging app WhatsApp banned 1.85 million accounts in India in March this year, the company has said in the latest version of its User Safety Monthly Report. “Abuse detection operates at three stages of an account’s lifestyle: at registration, during messaging, and in response to negative feedback, which we receive in the form of user reports and blocks," WhatsApp said in the report. In addition to our safety features and controls, we employ a team of engineers, data scientists, analysts, researchers, and experts in law enforcement, online safety, and technology developments to oversee these efforts.We enable users to block contacts and to report problematic content and contacts to us from inside the app," the report said. WATCH VIDEO: Elon Musk Buys Twitter: Here Are 4 Big Changes You Can Expect WhatsApp is reportedly testing a new feature that will allow users to see people’s WhatsApp status directly from chats.

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Code shared, account snared: The six-digit WhatsApp scam that has caught even celebs in its web
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Code shared, account snared: The six-digit WhatsApp scam that has caught even celebs in its web

New Indian Express  

That's the number of WhatsApp users in India. From discussing life's gravest crises to cracking jokes, sharing memes and catching up with family and friends, it’s where conversations happen, memories are shared, and connections thrive. This isn't just a hypothetical situation or a nightmare – it's the reality for a growing number of people in India as WhatsApp hacking cases …

DoT takes action against fraudulent mobile connections in South East Asia
1 month ago

DoT takes action against fraudulent mobile connections in South East Asia

India TV News  

In a significant move to tackle cybercrime and fraudulent activities, the Department of Telecommunications has launched a comprehensive crackdown on spoofed international calls and other digital scams linked to South East Asian countries, including Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam. According to the information released, under the initiative, DoT has identified around 4.8 lakh fraudulent mobile connections operating in the region …

Over 17,000 WhatsApp accounts blocked in crackdown on digital arrest fraud
1 month ago

Over 17,000 WhatsApp accounts blocked in crackdown on digital arrest fraud

India Today  

In a crackdown on digital arrest frauds, the Ministry of Home Affairs has blocked over 17,000 WhatsApp accounts. 'Digital arrest' involves fraudsters impersonating law enforcement officials to deceive gullible people and pressuring them to transfer large sums of money. Sources in the Home Ministry's cyber wing said scammers were siphoning off around Rs 6 crore every day through digital arrest …

‘Disagree’: Meta to challenge CCI's order on WhatsApp data-sharing policy
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1 month ago

‘Disagree’: Meta to challenge CCI's order on WhatsApp data-sharing policy

Hindustan Times  

Social media giant Meta on Tuesday expressed its intention to appeal a ruling by the Competition Commission of India that prohibits the American tech company from exchanging advertising data between WhatsApp and its other apps. The Competition Commission of India fined the U.S. tech giant $25.4 million on Monday for antitrust violations about WhatsApp's 2021 privacy policy and ordered the …

Meta to Appeal Rs 213-Cr Penalty Imposed by CCI Over WhatsApp Privacy Policy
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1 month ago

Meta to Appeal Rs 213-Cr Penalty Imposed by CCI Over WhatsApp Privacy Policy

Deccan Chronicle  

Meta has announced its intention to appeal the Rs 213.14 crore penalty imposed by the Competition Commission of India on Monday, following the company's handling of WhatsApp's 2021 Privacy Policy update. The antitrust body found that Meta's actions violated fair competition norms, particularly regarding the collection and sharing of user data across its platforms.The CCI's ruling is centered around the …

Meta to challenge CCI order against WhatsApp privacy policy
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1 month ago

Meta to challenge CCI order against WhatsApp privacy policy

Hindustan Times  

Social media major Meta will appeal against the Competition Commission of India’s order which held that WhatsApp’s 2021 privacy policy update was anticompetitive. On Monday, the CCI had announced a penalty of ₹213.14 crore on Meta for abusing its dominant position through the 2021 update to WhatsApp’s privacy policy and thus violating the Competition Act. The CCI has also forbidden …

CCI slaps fine on Meta over WhatsApp policy
1 month ago

CCI slaps fine on Meta over WhatsApp policy

Hindustan Times  

In a significant blow to WhatsApp and its parent entity Meta, the Competition Commission of India on Monday imposed a penalty of ₹213.14 crore on Meta for abusing its dominant position through the 2021 update to WhatsApp’s privacy policy and thus violating the Competition Act. The CCI has also forbidden WhatsApp from making user data sharing with Meta companies a …

Meta to appeal India's Rs 213-crore penalty order over WhatsApp policy
1 month ago

Meta to appeal India's Rs 213-crore penalty order over WhatsApp policy

India Today  

Meta, the parent company of WhatsApp, plans to challenge the Rs 213.14-crore penalty imposed by the Competition Commission of India over alleged unfair business practices related to the messaging app's 2021 privacy policy update, reported news agency PTI. The CCI found that WhatsApp’s privacy policy update in 2021 involved practices deemed anti-competitive, such as sharing user data with other Meta-owned …

CCI imposes ₹213.14 crore fine on Meta over 2021 WhatsApp privacy policy
1 month ago

CCI imposes ₹213.14 crore fine on Meta over 2021 WhatsApp privacy policy

Hindustan Times  

The Competition Commission of India on Monday fined social media giant Meta of ₹213.14 crore over the 2021 WhatsApp privacy policy update. The CCI has said that sharing of user data collected on WhatsApp with other Meta companies or products for purposes other than providing WhatsApp services shall not be made a precondition for users to access the WhatsApp service …

CCI imposes ₹213 crore penalty on Meta over 2021 WhatsApp private policy update
1 month ago

CCI imposes ₹213 crore penalty on Meta over 2021 WhatsApp private policy update

Live Mint  

New Delhi: India’s competition watchdog on Monday imposed a ₹213-crore penalty on Meta for abusing its dominant position as the 2021 privacy policy update of its messaging app WhatsApp undermined users’ ability to opt out of getting their data shared with the group’s social media platform Facebook. For purposes other than advertising, WhatsApp’s policy should include a detailed explanation of …

Anti-trust regulator levy Rs 213 crore penalty on Meta for 'forcing' WhatsApp users to share data
1 month ago

Anti-trust regulator levy Rs 213 crore penalty on Meta for 'forcing' WhatsApp users to share data

New Indian Express  

The anti-trust regulator -Competition Commission of India -on Monday imposed a penalty of Rs 213 crore on US tech giant Meta, which owns and operates the messaging app WhatsApp, for abuse of its dominant position. As per the CCI order, Whatsapp in January 2021 notified users that they were required to accept the new terms of services and privacy policies, …

Meta fined Rs 213 crore over WhatsApp privacy policy by competition regulator
1 month ago

Meta fined Rs 213 crore over WhatsApp privacy policy by competition regulator

India Today  

The Competition Commission of India on Monday imposed a penalty of Rs 213.14 crore on social media major Meta for unfair business ways with respect to WhatsApp privacy policy update done in 2021. The regulator has called for implementing various remedial measures, including barring WhatsApp from sharing data collected on its platform with other Meta companies or Meta company products …

WhatsApp Users Will Be Able To Make Calls And Send Messages To Other Apps: Will It Come To India?
3 months, 2 weeks ago

WhatsApp Users Will Be Able To Make Calls And Send Messages To Other Apps: Will It Come To India?

News 18  

WhatsApp has billions of users across the globe and India is one of its biggest markets. The messaging app will soon allow its users to chat or even make calls to those using other apps. That’s right, third-party interoperability will be available for WhatsApp users as it looks to comply with rules in select regions. Meta says it will inform …

Will WhatsApp shut down in India? IT minister says this: ‘Company has not informed’
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Will WhatsApp shut down in India? IT minister says this: ‘Company has not informed’

Hindustan Times  

Information and Broadcasting minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that WhatsApp and its parent company Meta have not informed the Indian government of any plans to shut down their services in the country. WhatsApp's lawyer, Tejas Karia, said that breaking encryption would undermine user privacy, compromise trust and necessitate storing millions of messages for extended periods. Ashwini Vaishnaw explained in his response …

WhatsApp Bans 66 Lakh Indian Accounts In May This Year: All Details
5 months, 3 weeks ago

WhatsApp Bans 66 Lakh Indian Accounts In May This Year: All Details

News 18  

Meta-owned WhatsApp on Monday said 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 proactively blocked, before any reports from users, the social media company said in a statement. The popular mobile messaging platform, which has more than 550 million …

WhatsApp India bans more than 66 lakh accounts in May: Know-why?
5 months, 3 weeks ago

WhatsApp India bans more than 66 lakh accounts in May: Know-why?

India TV News  

WhatsApp, a Meta-owned instant messaging platform said that it banned more than 66 lakh accounts in India in May for violating the laws of the land. Out of 6,620,000 banned WhatsApp accounts, 1,255,000 were proactively blocked, before any reports from users, the social media company said in a statement. The popular mobile messaging platform, which has more than 550 million …

X banned almost 180,000 Indian accounts recently: Know-why?
7 months, 1 week ago

X banned almost 180,000 Indian accounts recently: Know-why?

India TV News  

X has recently banned around 1.8 lakh Indian accounts which were sounding alarmed. Over the past few months, the platform has taken stringent action against more than 180,000 Indian accounts which were involved in suspicious activity. Impact of IT Rules 2021 Under the new IT Rules 2021, X released monthly reports on account bans and user complaints. Understanding rules and …

WhatsApp working on new safety feature, might restrict some accounts from sending messages
7 months, 3 weeks ago

WhatsApp working on new safety feature, might restrict some accounts from sending messages

India Today  

Last year, India witnessed a major surge in online scams and reports of the same started doing rounds on the internet. And now, the company might just be on its way to roll out a new safety feature to take action against accounts displaying suspicious activities. According to a recent report by WA Beta Info, WhatsApp is currently testing a …

WhatsApp threatens to exit India: What are new IT rules on tracing originator
7 months, 4 weeks ago

WhatsApp threatens to exit India: What are new IT rules on tracing originator

Hindustan Times  

WhatsApp, owned by its parent company Meta Inc., has threatened to leave India if it is forced to break encryption of messages and calls on its instant messaging platform. “As a platform, we are saying, if we are told to break encryption, then WhatsApp goes,” the lawyer appearing for WhatsApp told the Delhi high court. It means millions and millions …

Why Did WhatsApp Threaten To Leave India? Encryption Clash And Amended IT Rules Explained
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Why Did WhatsApp Threaten To Leave India? Encryption Clash And Amended IT Rules Explained

ABP News  

WhatsApp, the instant messaging platform owned by Mark Zuckerberg's Meta, made a bold statement during a Delhi High Court hearing asserting its stance against potential breaches of encryption. The discussion unfolded within the context of WhatsApp's challenge against the amended IT rules, a legal move prompted by concerns over privacy infringement. At the heart of WhatsApp's objection lay the contention …

People use WhatsApp for privacy, company tells Delhi HC: ‘That goes, we exit India’
7 months, 4 weeks ago

People use WhatsApp for privacy, company tells Delhi HC: ‘That goes, we exit India’

Hindustan Times  

WhatsApp told told the Delhi High Court that the messaging platform will shut down in India if it is forced to break message encryption which protects user privacy by ensuring that only the sender and recipient can read and access message content. WhatsApp and Facebook parent company Meta are challenging the Information Technology Rules 2021. WhatsApp and Facebook parent company …

WhatsApp banned more than 71 lakh accounts in India in a single month, here is why
11 months, 3 weeks ago

WhatsApp banned more than 71 lakh accounts in India in a single month, here is why

India Today  

In 2023, cases of online scams made a lot of headlines and in most of these cases, fraudsters had contacted their victims using WhatsApp. As per latest reports, WhatsApp banned over 71 lakh accounts in India in the month of November 2023. An IANS report states that in adherence to the new IT Rules 2021, WhatsApp disclosed on Monday that …

WhatsApp blocks 7.1 million accounts for violating policies in India
11 months, 3 weeks ago

WhatsApp blocks 7.1 million accounts for violating policies in India

India TV News  

WhatsApp, a Meta-owned instant messaging platform reportedly banned over 71 lakh bad accounts in India in November 2023. One of the widely used instant messaging platforms has over 500 million users in India and has received another record of 8,841 complaints. The company said, "This user-safety report contains details of the user complaints received and the corresponding action taken by …

WhatsApp banned 71.1 lakh Indian accounts in September
1 year, 1 month ago

WhatsApp banned 71.1 lakh Indian accounts in September

The Hindu  

Meta-owned WhatsApp banned 71.1 lakh accounts during September in compliance with the IT rules, according to the latest India monthly report released by the popular messaging platform. WhatsApp, in its latest report, said it received 10,442 user reports spanning across account support, ban appeal, other support, product support and safety during September. WhatsApp explained that "Accounts Actioned" denotes reports where …

WhatsApp adds rival in-app payment options in India commerce push
1 year, 3 months ago

WhatsApp adds rival in-app payment options in India commerce push

The Hindu  

WhatsApp said on Wednesday that it will offer credit card payments and services from rival digital payment providers within its app in India, the latest bet by the Meta-owned service to boost commerce offerings in its biggest market. People shopping on WhatsApp could also pay using popular services like Alphabet Inc’s Google Pay, Paytm and Walmart’s PhonePe but only after …

72 Lakh Bad WhatsApp Accounts In India Were Banned In July 2023
1 year, 3 months ago

72 Lakh Bad WhatsApp Accounts In India Were Banned In July 2023

News 18  

WhatsApp banned a record of over 72 lakh bad accounts in India in the month of July, in compliance with the new IT Rules 2021. The most popular messaging platform, which has over 500 million users in the country, received another record 11,067 complaint reports in July in the country, and the records “actioned” were 72. “Accounts Actioned” denotes reports …

Meta cleanses 21 million content pieces on FB and Insta, bans 72L WhatsApp accounts in India in July
1 year, 3 months ago

Meta cleanses 21 million content pieces on FB and Insta, bans 72L WhatsApp accounts in India in July

India TV News  

In July, Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, took action against a significant number of pieces of content that violated their policies in India. These actions were taken to comply with India's IT Rules, 2021, which require digital and social media platforms with more than 5 million users to publish monthly compliance reports. In June, Meta had already …

WhatsApp introduces a global security centre to safeguard users
1 year, 6 months ago

WhatsApp introduces a global security centre to safeguard users

India TV News  

WhatsApp, a Meta-owned social media platform launched a new global security centre for users to learn more about how to protect themselves against spammers and unwanted contact, as it faces scrutiny over the menace of international spam calls and messages. About international spam calls Last month, the instant messaging platform responded to the problem of international scam calls in India …

WhatsApp Accounts Registered Using Fraudulent Numbers Will Be Disabled: Ashwini Vaishnaw
1 year, 7 months ago

WhatsApp Accounts Registered Using Fraudulent Numbers Will Be Disabled: Ashwini Vaishnaw

ABP News  

Union Minister for Electronics and IT Ashwini Vaishnaw has said that Meta-owned WhatsApp has agreed to disable a WhatsApp account from its messaging platform if that number is found to be a fraudulent connection. “We have actively engaged with WhatsApp and they have agreed that yes, customer safety is most important, and they are absolutely on board to deregister the …

WhatsApp expresses gratitude to the IT Minister for user safety initiatives: Know more
1 year, 7 months ago

WhatsApp expresses gratitude to the IT Minister for user safety initiatives: Know more

India TV News  

WhatsApp, a messaging platform owned by Meta, expressed its gratitude on Tuesday for the recognition of its unwavering dedication to user safety in India. During the launch, Vaishnaw highlighted WhatsApp's collaboration with the government in ensuring the safety of its customers, emphasizing the company's commitment to user security. WhatsApp spokesperson said, "We are grateful for the minister's acknowledgement of WhatsApp's …

What’s happening to WhatsApp, and how to stay safe
1 year, 7 months ago

What’s happening to WhatsApp, and how to stay safe

Live Mint  

Once an innovative instant messaging service, WhatsApp today offers businesses one of the most effective ways to reach users. A host of users have reported getting spam and scam calls and messages from unknown international numbers on WhatsApp. Many scams on WhatsApp lead users to Telegram, another platform that offers encrypted messaging. Users should block and report unknown callers and …

Will investigate WhatsApp's ‘unacceptable’ breach of privacy: IT minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar
1 year, 7 months ago

Will investigate WhatsApp's ‘unacceptable’ breach of privacy: IT minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar

Hindustan Times  

The government will investigate a claim that WhatsApp accessed the microphone of smartphone users while the phone was not in use, Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Wednesday. Replying to a Twitter user's claim that WhatsApp accessed microphones while the phone was not in use, Chandrasekhar said, "This is an unacceptable breach and violation …

Union govt to probe WhatsApp's breach of privacy over accessing mic in backgrounds: MoS IT
1 year, 7 months ago

Union govt to probe WhatsApp's breach of privacy over accessing mic in backgrounds: MoS IT

India TV News  

WhatsApp privacy breach: The Union government stated that it will investigate a claim that WhatsApp accessed the microphone of smartphone users while the phone was not in use. "WhatsApp has been using the microphone in the background, while I was asleep and since I woke up at 6 AM," Foad Dabiri, an engineering director at Twitter said on Saturday. "We …

WhatsApp Bans Over 45 Lakh Indian Accounts In February, Over 12 Lakh Accounts Suspended Proactively
1 year, 8 months ago

WhatsApp Bans Over 45 Lakh Indian Accounts In February, Over 12 Lakh Accounts Suspended Proactively

ABP News  

WhatsApp, the Meta-owned instant messaging platform, banned over 45 lakh accounts in India last month. WhatsApp's user safety report provides information about the complaints received from users and the actions taken by it, as well as the platform's own measures to prevent abuse. "As reflected in the latest monthly report, WhatsApp banned more than 4.5 million accounts in February," a …

WhatsApp banned over 45 lakh accounts of Indian users in February 2023, here is why
1 year, 8 months ago

WhatsApp banned over 45 lakh accounts of Indian users in February 2023, here is why

India Today  

WhatsApp releases its user safety report every month. The Meta-owned platform recently shared its user safety report revealing that more than 45 lakh Indian accounts were banned on WhatsApp in February 2023. The latest report from the Meta-owned instant messaging platform reveals that it has banned over 4,597,400 of Indian users between January 1 - February 28, 2023. "This user-safety …

WhatsApp says it banned nearly 46 lakh Indian accounts in February
1 year, 8 months ago

WhatsApp says it banned nearly 46 lakh Indian accounts in February

Hindustan Times  

Messaging app WhatsApp on Saturday said it banned 45.97 lakh Indian accounts in February for violating its guidelines. “This user-safety report contains details of the user complaints received and the corresponding action taken by WhatsApp, as well as WhatsApp’s own preventive actions to combat abuse on our platform. As captured in the latest Monthly Report, WhatsApp banned over 4.5 million …

Explained | Why is WhatsApp threatening to leave the U.K.?
1 year, 9 months ago

Explained | Why is WhatsApp threatening to leave the U.K.?

The Hindu  

The story so far: During a visit to the U.K. last week, WhatsApp’s head Will Cathcart said that WhatsApp would not comply with the country’s proposed Online Safety Bill which will in effect outlaw end-to-end encryption. Most of the criticism is directed against clause 110 of the OSB which empowers the British telecommunications regulator, the Office of Communications, to issue …

International Women's Day 2023: 7 Safety tips for you while using WhatsApp
1 year, 9 months ago

International Women's Day 2023: 7 Safety tips for you while using WhatsApp

Hindustan Times  

International Women's Day 2023: With over 400 million users in India alone, WhatsApp is a leader in secure end-to-end encrypted messaging services that allow people to communicate privately with friends and family. Keeping in line with this year's theme for International Women's Day, 'DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality', to be celebrated on March 8, we brought to you …

Banned 2.9 mn accounts \'to combat abuse on our platform\': WhatsApp
1 year, 9 months ago

Banned 2.9 mn accounts \'to combat abuse on our platform\': WhatsApp

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Social messaging platform WhatsApp on Wednesday said it banned over 2.9 million accounts in the country in month of January to "combat abuse." "WhatsApp is an industry leader in preventing abuse, among end-to-end encrypted messaging services," a spokesperson of the social messaging platform said. This user-safety report contains details of the user complaints received and the corresponding action …

WhatsApp says it banned 29 lakh Indian accounts in January
1 year, 9 months ago

WhatsApp says it banned 29 lakh Indian accounts in January

Hindustan Times  

WhatsApp banned 29 lakh Indian accounts in the month of January, the microblogging platform said in its user safety monthly report released today. WhatsApp said the report contains details of actions taken by it in response to grievances received from users in India through the official grievance mechanism. The social media giant said that it took action on accounts through …

95% Of WhatsApp Users In India Receive Pesky Messages Daily: LocalCircles Survey
1 year, 10 months ago

95% Of WhatsApp Users In India Receive Pesky Messages Daily: LocalCircles Survey

News 18  

Around 76 per cent of respondents have claimed that they have noticed a rise in pesky calls or SMS based on their conversations with WhatsApp business accounts and their activity on Facebook or Instagram, online survey firm LocalCircles said on Wednesday. According to the survey conducted between February 1-20, 95 per cent of WhatsApp users surveyed by LocalCircles in India …

WhatsApp Will Soon Have A Shortcut Icon For Calls: What It Means
1 year, 10 months ago

WhatsApp Will Soon Have A Shortcut Icon For Calls: What It Means

News 18  

WhatsApp calls have become useful for personal and work purposes. But soon all that could change and become easier for everyone with WhatsApp reportedly working on a feature that will let you create shortcuts for WhatsApp calls on the home screen. The report from WABetaInfo states that WhatsApp will allow users to have their contacts on speed dial with a …

WhatsApp banned more than 36 lakh accounts in India in December 2022 - here's why
1 year, 10 months ago

WhatsApp banned more than 36 lakh accounts in India in December 2022 - here's why

India TV News  

WhatsApp, the Meta-owned messaging platform, imposed a ban on 36.77 lakh accounts in December 2022 across India. The messaging platform broke the news in the December edition of the India Monthly Report published under the Information Technology Rules 2021. In November, WhatsApp ceased services for 37.16 lakh accounts, while the number of proactively ceased accounts stood at a whopping 90,000. …

Privacy Policy: SC Asks WhatsApp to Give Wide Publicity to Undertaking Given to Centre in 2021
1 year, 10 months ago

Privacy Policy: SC Asks WhatsApp to Give Wide Publicity to Undertaking Given to Centre in 2021

News 18  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed WhatsApp to widely publicise its undertaking given to the Centre that it will not limit functionality for users not agreeing to its 2021 privacy policy but will continue to remind users about the update, and “maintain this approach” till the proposed data protection law comes into effect. Observing that the matter needs consideration, a …

SC asks WhatsApp to give wide publicity to undertaking given to Centre in 2021
1 year, 10 months ago

SC asks WhatsApp to give wide publicity to undertaking given to Centre in 2021

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed WhatsApp to widely publicise its undertaking given to the Centre that it will not limit functionality for users not agreeing to its 2021 privacy policy but will continue to remind users about the update, and “maintain this approach” till the proposed data protection law comes into effect. Observing that the matter needs …

WhatsApp banned over 37 lakh Indian accounts in November 2022, here is why
2 years ago

WhatsApp banned over 37 lakh Indian accounts in November 2022, here is why

India Today  

The instant messaging platform WhatsApp banned lakhs of accounts in the month of November. The latest report from the messaging platform shows that WhatsApp banned over 37 lakh accounts between November 1 and November 30, which is a couple of lakhs more than the accounts banned in October. Commenting on banning lakhs of accounts in India, a WhatsApp Spokesperson said, …

Why did WhatsApp banned over 37 lakh accounts from India in November?
2 years ago

Why did WhatsApp banned over 37 lakh accounts from India in November?

India TV News  

WhatsApp has reportedly stated to have banned over 37 lakh 'bad' accounts from the Indian market in the month of November. November 2022, between 1 and 31, it was reported that around 3,716,000 WhatsApp accounts got banned from the company and around 990,000 of these accounts were proactively banned before any reports from users, said the instant messaging platform in …

Why did WhatsApp ban 23 lakh accounts in India?
2 years ago

Why did WhatsApp ban 23 lakh accounts in India?

India TV News  

WhatsApp submitted that it banned more than 23 lakh bad accounts from India in the month of October 2022. The instant messaging platform, which has around 400 million plus users in India, received 701 complaints which were reports in October, and the records 'actioned' were 34. As captured in the latest Monthly Report, WhatsApp banned over 2.3 million accounts in …

Data of 500 million WhatsApp users leaked online, breach hit 80 countries including Russia, Spain and India
2 years ago

Data of 500 million WhatsApp users leaked online, breach hit 80 countries including Russia, Spain and India

Firstpost  

The leaked data, which includes data from Indian users as well, is being sold very cheaply. Data of over 500 million users from across the world, was leaked online and put up for sale on a number of hacking groups and communities by an anonymous seller. The cited source has shared a chart via its Twitter handle, which shows that …

After facing global outage, WhatsApp services online again
2 years, 1 month ago

After facing global outage, WhatsApp services online again

Hindustan Times  

Down for couple of hours worldwide, WhatsApp has now started functioning normally. Global outage According to Reuters, users in Asia, the United Kingdom, South Africa and Europe reported issues while sending and receiving texts and videos on WhatsApp. At around 0750 GMT, outage reporting site Downdetector showed over 68,000 users had reported problems with the app in the United Kingdom. …

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