The reviews, mandated below the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, present insights into the platform’s efforts to preserve its neighborhood requirements and consumer security. Representational picture
The enhance in banned accounts underscores the rising problem platforms face in sustaining consumer security and combating misuse, notably in areas with giant consumer bases like India
WhatsApp’s India month-to-month reviews on the primary three months of 2023 and 2024 revealed that the variety of banned accounts on the messaging platform has almost doubled this 12 months in contrast to the identical interval final 12 months.
The reviews, mandated below the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, present insights into the platform’s efforts to preserve its neighborhood requirements and consumer security.
According to the information between January 1 and January 31, 2024, a staggering 6,728,000 WhatsApp accounts had been banned. The figures surged in February, with 7,628,000 accounts banned between February 1 and February 29, 2024. March noticed an extra enhance, with 7,954,000 accounts banned between March 1 and March 31, 2024. This brings the full variety of banned accounts in the primary three months of 2024 to a hanging 22,310,000.
Comparatively, between January 1 and January 31, 2023, a complete of 2,918,000 WhatsApp accounts had been banned. In February, 4,597,400 accounts confronted bans. Lastly, March witnessed 4,715,906 accounts being banned. This accrued to a complete of 12,231,306 banned accounts.
WhatsApp, on its webpage, states: (*2*)
The messaging platform has inspired customers to assessment its “Acceptable Use of Our Services” part throughout the Terms of Service to higher perceive the rules and guarantee compliance. WhatsApp additionally highlighted its deal with safety, urging customers to hold their accounts safe and report any unauthorised use promptly.
However, the rise in banned accounts underscores the rising problem platforms face in sustaining consumer security and combating misuse, notably in areas with giant consumer bases like India. As of March 2024, India leads globally in WhatsApp utilization, boasting over 530 million month-to-month energetic customers, making it the nation with the best variety of customers on the platform.
