WhatsApp warns users must not send "bulk messages". You could also be banned from WhatsApp for sending too many messages, Echo reports.
Sharing adult content on WhatsApp could also result in legal consequences if any member of the group chat were to complain about it. READ MORE: Ranvir Singh under fire for behaviour as stand-in on ITV Lorraine This is because the original producer could file a complaint if they found out - meaning the person who shared it could be forced to pay damages. For example, warns that copyrighted content should not be sent over WhatsApp. Some of these relate to the types of messages that can - and can't - be sent. But users may not be aware of the rules and laws they have to adhere to when using the app. It is estimated that more than two billion people use the messaging app regularly, making it the most used in the world. Users found in breach of the rules could be hit with a huge bill or even facing legal action.
The messsaging platform, which has been criticised earlier for spreading fake news and hate speech in the country, as well as elsewhere in the world, had taken down 2.21 million accounts in India in June.WhatsApp users are being warned not to send certain types of messages on the app.
In July, WhatsApp received a total of 574 grievance reports. Several accounts were banned based on complaints received through the company's grievances channel and the tools and resources it uses to detect such offenses, the social media platform said. Of the accounts barred, 1.42 million were "proactively banned," before any reports from users. The Asian nation's stricter IT laws have made it necessary for large digital platforms to publish compliance reports every month.ĭraft rules circulated in June ( ) proposed setting up a panel to hear user appeals, and said that significant social media messaging platforms shall allow identification of the first originator of information if directed by courts to do so. BENGALURU, Sept 2 (Reuters) - WhatsApp banned 2.39 million Indian accounts in July, the highest so far this year, the Meta (META.O)-owned popular instant messaging app said late on Thursday in its monthly report.
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