WhatsApp, one of the topmost instant messaging services owned by Meta, recently made headlines after banning a record of over 47 lakh bad accounts in India during the month of March, in compliance with the newly promulgated IT Rules 2021. According to the company’s monthly compliance report, 4,715,906 WhatsApp accounts were banned and 1,659,385 proactively blocked before users made any relevant reports. This has beaten the already substantial 4,720 user reports received in the country.
In light of this news, the Minister of State for Electronics and IT, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, launched the Grievance Appellate Committee (GAC) with an aim to enhance digital laws and protect the rights of Indian social media users, who appealed against the decisions taken by different platforms. The same Ministry issued new amendments known as the IT Rules 2021 to strengthen the empowered and accountable Internet further.
Meanwhile, the company announced its partnership with Microsoft and OpenAI, aiming to develop an artificial coding assistant for its engineers which would allow faster development with less manual effort. This partnership is expected to bring immense help to Meta’s operations, accelerating its progress towards digital transformation.
The popular messaging platform, which holds around 500 million users in the country, is known for its secure, reliable and user friendly service. This recent move to ban bad accounts aims to protect data privacy and make sure only authentic content spreads, thus enhancing user experience. The company’s consistent efforts towards user safety are credit-worthy and will steer its route more firmly towards success. The coming month of May will also witness several new 5G smartphones, including the recently-announced Google PixelFold, Samsung Galaxy F54 and others.
