In only one month, WhatsApp barred more than two million users in India for breaking its rules, according to the US company's first compliance report under India's contentious new social media laws. The majority of the users were prohibited as a result of spam message abuse. To combat disinformation, the Facebook-owned company has imposed a ban on bulk forward communications.

In May, India enacted new laws to govern social media firms, requiring them to report on their efforts to police their platforms once a month. The business stated that stopping the spread of dangerous and unwanted information is still its top priority.

"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," Whatsapp stated.

WhatsApp has nearly 400 million users in India, one of its most important markets, yet it has been chastised for spreading false information. In India, dozens of individuals were lynched in 2018 after rumors about gangs snatching children propagated on WhatsApp.

Following the events, the messaging app implemented a ban on bulk forward messages in India. The new social media laws have been challenged in court by WhatsApp and several Indian media companies. Critics claim that the government is aiming to suppress dissent, but the administration claims that it is working to make social media safer.

According to the laws, social media sites must reveal the identity of the "first originator" of posts that threaten India's sovereignty, security, or public order. The regulations, according to WhatsApp, violate Indian privacy laws.