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Thanks to India’s new IT rules, WhatsApp banned 1.7 million user accounts in November last year
WhatsApp denotes not taking action as “N/A” in its report and highlights that in some cases …
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WhatsApp India banned over 2 million accounts in December 2021
The company said that it also received 528 grievance reports in the same month from the country …
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China just made it even harder for people in the country to access WhatsApp and Threads
The Chinese government made Apple remove two apps – just as US considers the same thing for TikTok.
Shubhangi Goel
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WhatsApp banned two million Indian accounts during May 15-June 15 period
The new IT rules require large digital platforms -- with over five million users -- to publish c…
PTI
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WhatsApp shut down a Taliban helpline for reporting looting and lawlessness
WhatsApp spokeswoman told Insider that it would ban official Taliban accounts "to adhere to US sanc…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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Meta-owned WhatsApp takes down over 16.6 lakh bad accounts within India in April
The platform had banned over 18 lakh such accounts in the country in March. The company also receiv…
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Meta-owned WhatsApp bans more than 18 lakh accounts in India during March
The company said that data shared highlights the number of Indian accounts banned by WhatsApp betwe…
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All it takes is $15 to override WhatApp’s spam restrictions and influence Indian elections
WhatsApp has gone to great lengths to limit the amount of spam on its messaging platform — from ela…
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Facebook's $19 Billion App Is Hugely Popular Among The Syrian Opposition
According to Ali, recent spikes in WhatsApp users was partly due to Syria's ban on Skype, another c…
Alessandria Masi, Vocativ
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WhatsApp banned 3 million Indian accounts and nearly all of them were sending automated or bulk messages
"Indian accounts actioned through our prevention and detection methods, for violating the laws…
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Facebook, Insta and Google took down over 21 million posts in May while WhatsApp and Twitter banned over 19 lakh ‘bad’ accounts
May has been a busy month for social media platforms in India. Between Meta-owned Facebook and Inst…
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Russian lawmaker demands WhatsApp ban for state employees as Moscow moves to cut off Western technology
Anton Gorelkin said he didn't advise anyone to trust WhatsApp, claiming that Meta works closely wit…
Kate Duffy
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The WhatsApp ban in Brazil only lasted a few hours
"Thank you to everybody in Brazil for your support in getting WhatsApp back online," said Jan Koum,…
Max Slater-Robins
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Indonesia’s listening in on private internet chat groups. WhatsApp with that?
But while the minister appeared happy to publicise his request, he was less forthcoming when it …
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WhatsApp can sue you for sending bulk messages
WhatsApp will sue entities found abusing its platform starting December 7.
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The Indian government may call WhatsApp to explain why its new data privacy policy applies in India but not in Europe
"Also, the privacy update sought by WhatsApp in user agreement in European Union is seen…
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This privacy-focused messenger saw a 500% increase in downloads when Brazil banned WhatsApp
Although mainstream messaging apps such as WhatsApp and Telegram now offer end-to-end encryption, C…
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WhatsApp gets hit with a lawsuit in Delhi that wants the Facebook-owned messaging app to stop sharing data with third parties
WhatsApp's troubles are mounting. After widespread backlash from its users as well as privacy activ…
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WhatsApp Is Huge Among Ultra-Orthodox Jewish Families - And That's Why Rabbis Want It Banned
This has caused Ultra Orthodox Jewish families to flock to WhatsApp since social networks like Face…