The number of Indian accounts blocked by WhatsApp in July was 2.39 million, the most this year, according to a report released late on Thursday by the Meta-owned company.
Due to the tighter IT regulations in the Asian country, major internet platforms are now required to publish compliance reports on a monthly basis.
Draft regulations that were made public in June suggested creating a panel to hear user appeals and stated that major social media messaging platforms must permit the identification of the first author of information if ordered to do so by courts.
According to the social media platform, a number of accounts were banned as a result of complaints made via the business’s grievances channel and the tools and resources it employs to identify such infractions. WhatsApp received a total of 574 reports of complaints in July.
The messaging app, which has previously come under fire for promoting fake news and hate speech both within India and outside the world, removed 2.21 million accounts in June.
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