Over two million WhatsApp users in India have been blocked by WhatsApp following their violation of the US company's rules.
The company has put a limit on mass forward messaging in a bid to counter misinformation.
In accordance to the new rules India implemented in May to regulate social media companies, they were forced to each month disclose their efforts to police their platforms.
In its report released late Thursday, WhatsApp said, “We maintain advanced capabilities to identify these accounts sending a high or abnormal rate of messages and banned two million accounts in India alone from May 15 to June 15 attempting this kind of abuse.”
The Facebook-owned company said it is focused on preventing harmful and unwanted messages.
Despite India being one of WhatsApp top markets, has often found itself facing criticism over the spread of misinformation.
In 2018, dozens of people were lynched in India after rumours were spread on WhatsApp about gangs stealing children.
The messaging app was forced to introduce a limit on bulk forward messaging in the country.
WhatsApp and some Indian media firms have sought to challenge the new social media rules in court.
According to critics, the government is seeking to crush dissent although it is attempting to make social media safer.
On the other hand, WhatsApp claims the rules violate India’s privacy laws.
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