WhatsApp bans 2.9 million accounts to stop abuse on its platform

WhatsApp, the social messaging platform, said on Wednesday it banned over 2.9 million accounts in the country in the month of January to “combat abuse.”
“WhatsApp is an industry leader in preventing abuse, among end-to-end encrypted messaging services,” a spokesperson of the social messaging platform said. In order to keep “our users safe on our platform,” WhatsApp over the years has consistently invested in artificial intelligence and other state-of-the-art technology, data scientists, and experts, the spokesperson said.
“In accordance with the IT Rules 2021, we have published our report for the month of January 2023. This user-safety report contains details of the user complaints received and the corresponding action taken by WhatsApp, as well as WhatsApp’s own preventive actions to combat abuse on our platform. According to the most recent monthly report, WhatsApp banned over 2.9 million accounts in January,” he continued.