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On Sunday, WhatsApp, an instant messaging platform, announced that it had taken action against over 6.5 million problematic accounts in India during the month of May...
Out of the total banned accounts, 2.42 million were proactively banned even before receiving any user reports from the country, added the report..
The report suggests that during April, WhatsApp, a messaging platform with a user base exceeding 500 million in India, recorded a significant number of over 7.4 million banned accounts due to their problematic nature..
Reportedly, the term "Accounts Actioned" refers to the prompted WhatsApp to take appropriate measures, either by banning an account or restoring a previously banned account..
According to the company, this report on user safety provides information regarding user complaints received, the corresponding action taken by WhatsApp, and the proactive measures implemented by the platform to address abuse on their platform..
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