WhatsApp Banned 2.07 Million Indian s in August to Prevent Harmful Behaviour 1j6p6y Technology News

WhatsApp’s India transparency report reveals that a total of 222 appeals were made by s and the India Grievance Officer in August and 41 s were ‘actioned’. 44361l

By Tasneem Akolawala | Updated: 2 October 2021 11:28 IST

WhatsApp Banned 2.07 Million Indian s in August to Prevent Harmful Behaviour

WhatsApp says that it received a total of 420 grievances from s and the India Grievance Officer 1n4c50

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WhatsApp took action on 41 s based on
WhatsApp also received 105 queries regarding
There were 17 reports received by WhatsApp regarding safety

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WhatsApp banned over 2 million s in the month of August to curb abuse and prevent harmful behaviour on the platform. The latest transparency report from WhatsApp, published to comply with the new Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules 2021, reveals that it banned a total 20,70,000 s in one month. The report also reveals that a total of 222 ban appeals were made by s and the India Grievance Officer during the mentioned timeframe and 41 s were ‘actioned'.

In its third WhatsApp confirmed that a total of 420 queries were received in the month of August. Out of this, 222 were ban appeals, 105 were queries regarding , and 76 reports were received by WhatsApp regarding product and other . There were 17 reports received by WhatsApp regarding safety as well. As mentioned, out of the 222 ban appeals received by s and the India Grievance Officer, only 41 s were acted upon.

In addition to responding to complaints, WhatsApp also has its own tools to prevent harmful behaviour on the platform. These tools detect abuse at three stages of an 's lifestyle — at registration, during messaging, and in response to negative , which it receives in the form of reports and blocks.

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In July, WhatsApp added that India alone s for 25 percent of all the s banned in the world. It shared that the global average is about 8 million s banned per month, which goes to mean that bans in India (most of which were for bulk messaging or spam) for roughly a fourth of all the bans in the world.

In the period from June 16 to July 31, WhatsApp banned 2,011,000 s in India between May 15 and June 15.

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