More Than 47 Lakh WhatsApp Accounts Banned In March In India: All Details

WhatsApp has banned over 47 lakh dangerous accounts in India within the month of March, in compliance with the brand new IT Rules 2021, the corporate stated on Monday.

Between March 1 and March 31, “4,715,906 WhatsApp accounts have been banned and 1,659,385 of those accounts have been proactively banned, earlier than any reviews from customers”, WhatsApp said in its monthly compliance report.

The most popular messaging platform, which has nearly 500 million users in the country, received another record 4,720 complaint reports in March in the country, and the records “actioned” have been 585.

“This user-safety report incorporates particulars of the consumer complaints obtained and the corresponding motion taken by WhatsApp, in addition to WhatsApp’s personal preventive actions to fight abuse on our platform,” said a company spokesperson.

Moreover, the company mentioned that the orders received from the Grievance Appellate Committee between March 1 and March 31 were 3, and orders complied with were also 3.

Meanwhile, in a bid to empower millions of Indian social media users, Minister of State for Electronics and IT, Rajeev Chandrasekhar recently launched the Grievance Appellate Committee (GAC) that will look into their concerns regarding content and other issues.

The newly-formed panel, a move to strengthen the country’s digital laws to tame the Big Tech companies, will look into appeals by users against decisions of social media platforms.

The IT Ministry last month notified to establish three GACs as required under the recently amended IT Rules, 2021. In a major push towards an open, safe, trusted and accountable Internet, the Ministry of Electronics and IT has notified some amendments aimed at protecting the rights of ‘Digital Nagriks’.

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