WhatsApp Ban: Instant messaging application WhatsApp has recently informed that it has banned more than 2.2 million Indian accounts and has received 560 grievance reports.
New Delhi: Instant messaging application WhatsApp has recently informed that it has banned more than 2.2 million Indian accounts and has received 560 grievance reports. Previously, it had suspended over 30.27 lakh Indian accounts for not complying with its terms of service. “In accordance with the IT Rules 2021, we’ve published our fifth monthly report for the month of October. This user-safety report contains details of the user complaints received and the corresponding action taken by WhatsApp, as well as WhatsApp’s own preventive actions to combat abuse on our platform. As captured in the latest monthly Report, WhatsApp banned over 2 million accounts in the month of October,” a WhatsApp Spokesperson had said.
Despite the new privacy policies in place, the meta-owned messaging app still has the highest user base in India. According to App Annie, a mobile insight firm, over 95 per cent of WhatsApp’s monthly active users in India use the app every day, and almost all of its user base checks the app once a week. However, if users fail to comply with its ‘Terms of Service’, WhatsApp, clearly said that it will ban or suspend their accounts.
Reasons Why WhatsApp Could Ban Your Account
- Fake messages, videos: Refrain from sending fake messages or videos that incite violence on WhatsApp.
- Porn, Obscene clip: Refrain yourself from sending porn/obscene/defamatory messages on WhatsApp.
- Malware or phishing links: Do not send malware or phishing links to any of your contact as it can trigger the platform to ban your account.
- Being banned by multiple people in a certain period of time can result in a WhatsApp ban.
- Whatsapp Plus, Delta: Do not use unofficial versions of WhatsApp like ‘WhatsApp Plus’.
- Do not send too many messages to strangers. WhatsApp can ban you if you send various messages to someone who is not on your contact list.
WhatsApp Banned: What Are The Possible Indications
- If you receive an error message while trying to log into the platform, it is an indication that your account has been banned.
- If your account is banned, you’ll see the following message when trying to access WhatsApp: “Your phone number is banned from using WhatsApp. Contact support for help.
How to recover suspended WhatsApp account
- If you believe that your account has been banned in error, you can write to support by opening WhatsApp > Settings > Help > Contact Us.
- You can also use WhatsApp Messenger Support, and send a question to get help on the matter.
Meanwhile, WhatsApp will be adding new functionality to its disappearing messages feature, which will let users set messages in a chat to automatically be deleted after a set period of time. According to The Verge, WhatsApp has said that users will now have the option to turn on disappearing messages automatically for all their new one-on-one chats, so that all future messages will be automatically deleted from the service. The company said the new features are available now across all platforms. Instructions for how to use them3m4 can be found in WhatsApp’s FAQ.