WhatsApp banned more than 20 lakh accounts in India in October

WhatsApp banned 20.7 lakh accounts in India in October 2021, the Meta-owned messaging app said in its latest compliance report. Most of the accounts were banned on the basis of technology tools deployed to prevent harmful behaviour and a few were banned following user complaints. WhatsApp also received 500 grievance reports in October and took action on 18 of those.