WhatsApp Banned 7.2 Million Indian Accounts in November 2023

WhatsApp, under Meta, releases a monthly report per the IT Rules, detailing user grievances and actions taken

Users in India report issues on WhatsApp via different categories, like account support, ban appeals, product and safety issues

In November 2023, 8,841 user reports were received, leading to action on six accounts for violations.

WhatsApp adhered to all eight orders received from the GAC in the same period.

WhatsApp uses abuse detection tools across account phases and banned 7,196,000 accounts in India in November 2023.

Notably, 1,954,000 accounts were proactively banned, emphasizing the platform's preventive measures.

October 2023 saw 7,548,000 account bans, with 1,919,000 proactively banned accounts.

Details of abuse detection mechanisms during account registration, messaging, and in response to user reports.