NEW DELHI: The WhatsApp
in its recently published compliance report informed that over 30 lakh Indian
accounts have been banned between June 16-July 31.
The report which was published on Tuesday said that the actual number of accounts that got suspended are 30, 27,000.
The platform also informed that they have received 594 complaints during that time. The accounts have been suspended on various complaints including unauthorized use of automated messages etc.
WhatsApp said it received 594 user reports spanning across account support (137), ban appeal (316), other support (45), product support (64) and safety (32) during June 16-July 31.
They said that during this period, 74 accounts were "actioned" clearing that taking action means either banning the account or restoring an account.
The company said reports may have been reviewed but not included as 'Actioned' for many reasons, including the user needing assistance to access their account or to use some features, user-requested restoration of a banned account and the request is denied, or if the reported account does not violate the laws of India or WhatsApp's Terms of Service.
Earlier, after rolling out a new feature that allowed users to send messages that disappear after seven days, Facebook-owned WhatsApp is now reportedly working on a similar update that will have messages disappear after 90 days. Earlier, the popular messaging application had stated that it is working on view once messages that would disappear forever after just being viewed once.
Similarly, its latest Beta build brings a 90 days disappearing message feature that would also have messages removed after around three months, it added. As of right now, this is in the Beta build version 2.21.17.16 that is available for Android. A new report from WaBetaInfo has also shared screenshots that showcased a new menu that lets users customize their 'Disappearing Messages'. This menu offers options ranging from 90 days, seven days, 24 hours, or just completely turning off the feature, which means that it basically offers users more flexibility and options to choose from. The report mentioned that it is unclear when this feature might be rolled out for the live WhatsApp build since the company is known to test features many weeks or even months before it is finally released to the broader user base.
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