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WhatsApp bans over 9.7 million accounts in India during February 2025

1Apr

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WhatsApp bans over 9.7 million accounts in India during February 2025

New Delhi, April 01, 2025.WhatsApp on Tuesday said it banned more than 9.7 million accounts in India during February 2025, 1.4 million of which were proactively banned prior to any user reports.Releasing its monthly safety report, the Meta-owned messaging app also shared tips on using the platform responsibly. It listed out ways to do so, including respecting boundaries, avoiding spamming with bulk and auto messages, and using broadcast lists responsibly."According to the report for the month of February 2025, WhatsApp banned over 9.7 million accounts in India for violating its Terms of Service. More than 1.4 million of these accounts were proactively banned prior to any user reports," WhatsApp said.

29Oct

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WhatsApp partners with Abhay Deol to raise scam awareness with a musical twist

New Delhi, October 2024.Building on its ongoing efforts to prioritize user safety, WhatsApp today unveiled a unique music video as part of its privacy campaign featuring actor Abhay Deol. The video is a musical remake of the iconic track “Oye Lucky LuckyOye” and aims to drive awareness around how people can safeguard themselves against scams on WhatsApp.Created with BBDO India, the campaign uses nostalgia to drive home the importance of scam awareness, showcasing how users can utilize WhatsApp’s privacy features and safety tools that empower them to take control of their safety and stay protected from scams. The visually immersive rendition captures the audience’s attention by portraying relatable situations of common online scams people face in their day to day lives such...

13Sep

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Feature, National News

Bringing new ways for businesses to build more meaningful conversations on WhatsApp

Bengaluru, 13th September 2024.At our first WhatsApp Business Summit in India, we announced several features and updates that will help businesses across the country build a presence, create great in-chat experiences for their customers and drive performance ahead of the upcoming festive season.Speaking at the summit, Sandhya Devanathan, VP, Meta in India, said “The ubiquity and ease of WhatsApp places it at the center of India's transformation, helping businesses fuel compelling ideas and new models of growth. These features and programs, which we are announcing today, demonstrate our commitment to helping businesses maximize their value per dollar while providing exceptional customer experiences on WhatsApp.”Bringing Meta Verified for All Small Business on WhatsApp ...

WhatsApp introduces Context Card in Group Messaging to help keep users safe

10Jul

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WhatsApp introduces Context Card in Group Messaging to help keep users safe

New Delhi, July 2024.WhatsApp is rolling out a new feature that will help users stay safe in group messaging. If you’re added to a group by someone you don’t know, you’ll now see a context card giving you more information about the group. This includes who added you, how recent the group was created, and who created it. From there, you can decide whether to stay or leave the group, and review some of the safety tools available to stay safe and secure on WhatsApp. This is particularly helpful if you just met someone or a group of people, and haven’t yet saved them in your contacts – or it can help confirm whether or not it’s a group you know or want to be in.This update provides WhatsApp users with another layer of safety and security, building on existing features...

WhatsApp begins rolling out passkeys for iPhone users

25Apr

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WhatsApp begins rolling out passkeys for iPhone users

New Delhi, April 25, 2024.Keeping our conversations private is really important to all of us, especially when we are talking to friends or family on instant messaging apps like WhatsApp and Telegram. Lately, WhatsApp has been adding new features to make sure our messages stay private and our time on the app is smoother. And now, there's some exciting news for iPhone users. WhatsApp has begun rolling out passkey verification for iOS users. The feature was made available to Android users about six months back. This feature is meant to make it easier and safer to verify our accounts. Let's take a closer look at what this is all about.The passkey feature rollout on iOS comes half a year after WhatsApp initially introduced passkey support for Android users. With this update, iOS users w...