However, before you start, you must know that if your post was horrendously objectionable, the chances of getting your WhatsApp account unbanned would be slim indeed.

The messaging app further informed that out of the total, 122 accounts were banned based on user complaints while 16.66 lakh accounts were barred to prevent harmful activity on the app.

WhatsApp, in the month of April, banned over 16 lakh accounts of Indian users, as per the information provided by the company's monthly disclosure report. The messsaging platform, which has been criticised earlier for spreading fake news and hate speech in the country, as well as elsewhere in the world, had taken down 2.21 million accounts in India in June.Did some controversial or objectionable post by you get your WhatsApp account banned? Well, then there are a few things you can do that may get the ban revoked. In July, WhatsApp received a total of 574 grievance reports. Several accounts were banned based on complaints received through the company's grievances channel and the tools and resources it uses to detect such offenses, the social media platform said. Of the accounts barred, 1.42 million were 'proactively banned,' before any reports from users. The Asian nation's stricter IT laws have made it necessary for large digital platforms to publish compliance reports every month.ĭraft rules circulated in June ( ) proposed setting up a panel to hear user appeals, and said that significant social media messaging platforms shall allow identification of the first originator of information if directed by courts to do so.

BENGALURU, Sept 2 (Reuters) - WhatsApp banned 2.39 million Indian accounts in July, the highest so far this year, the Meta (META.O)-owned popular instant messaging app said late on Thursday in its monthly report.

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