WhatsApp Banned Record 74.53 Lakh Accounts In April

WhatsApp, the world's most popular messaging app banned a record of over 74 lakh bad accounts in India in the month of April.

WhatsApp received another record 4,377 complaint reports in April in India. ( Image Source :Getty )

WhatsApp, the world's most popular messaging app banned a record of over 74 lakh bad accounts in India in the month of April, in accordance with the new IT Rules 2021, the Meta-owned company announced on Thursday. Between April 1 and April 30, 7,452,500 WhatsApp accounts were banned and 2,469,700 of these accounts were proactively banned, before any reports from users, the company said in its monthly compliance report.

The most popular messaging platform, which has nearly 500 million users in the country, received another record 4,377 complaint reports in April in the country, and the records "actioned" were 234.

"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," said a company spokesperson.

Meanwhile, WhatsApp on Thursday also announced it is launching a new global Security Center which will be a one-stop shop for users to learn more about how to protect themselves against spammers, scams and frauds and unwanted contact. In a bid to put a check on spammers and unwanted contacts, the Meta-owned company has created a new Security Center page to build awareness about the various safety measures and in-built product features that empower its users to take control of their safety as well as more information on the "behind-the-scenes" technology.

WhatsApp Security Center page will be available in English and 10 other Indian languages, including Hindi, Bengali, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Marathi, Urdu and Gujarati). 

WhatsApp's Security Center is a dedicated website and can be reached at: https://www.whatsapp.com/security.

Meta-owned WhatsApp is working to introduce the much-useful screen-sharing feature that will be available during video calls. It will be available for Android users soon. The world's most popular messaging app is testing the update through Google Play Beta program version 2.23.11.19. According to WhatsApp updates tracker WABetaInfo, the Meta-owned platform is going to release a screen-sharing feature, along with a new placement for tabs within the bottom navigation bar and it is currently available for some beta testers.