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WhatsApp account ban - Things you must know!!

India is the country with the biggest user base for WhatsApp and there over 200 million WhatsApp users in India and the number is growing. But as more people join the social platform, people misusing the app are also growing. Especially, when it comes to fake rumors and news including Mob Lynchings.

WhatsApp has banned more than 2 million accounts every month, over the last three months and will ban yours if you do any of these things and recently, WhatsApp banned TDP Rajya Sabha MP CM Ramesh's account. WhatsApp in an eleven-page document explains the reason behind it and states that it bans account at three stages.

Blocking at registration - 

In the very first stage, WhatsApp blocks users account during the registration process when WhatsApp sends One Time Password via SMS or Phone call to confirm you have control over the phone number and SIM card. But WhatsApp will ban your account if your phone number has been recently abused or if the network connection used for registration has been linked with any suspicious behavior.

Blocking at messaging -

If any spammer or hacker surpasses the registration process, then messaging is the second stage where WhatsApp can ban your account. And there are four conditions you need to comply with to use WhatsApp safely -

• WhatsApp will ban your account if you send suspicious links to others
• WhatsApp can detect a suspicious account by taping the intensity of user activity.
• WhatsApp will block your account if you send 100 messages under 15 seconds within five minutes of registration
• WhatsApp will block your account if you create dozens of groups or add thousands of members in an existing group under five minutes of registration.

And if you get the message from someone without indication of 'typing' then it is better to block that contact from WhatsApp as it could be any spammer or hacker and even WhatsApp mechanism will automatically detect it and ultimately ban that account.

Blocking on basis of negative feedback -

WhatsApp will block your account if someone reports your account due to negative feedback or your account has received a number of blocks.

Apart from these things, you must know basic things about using WhatsApp, you should not share inappropriate content like provocative, crime promotional, hatred against any religion or caste. Also,  you should not try to hack WhatsApp server. So, all these things are steps towards a better social environment on the platform.

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Whatsapp leading to Mob lynchings in India -

Facebook owned whatsapp has more than one billion downloads on play store and has millions of daily active users so, whatsapp has a such a huge fanbase but ever thought that whatsapp, a normal private social media platform whose aim was to make people engage with friends and family, could grow so much and to an extent that it could be the reason for end of someone's life.

So, basically what i mean to say is that fake news on whatsapp is spreading so rapidly even fake news appears to be true and due to the fake news it lead to mob lynching. Mob lynchings increased so much so that Indian government gave stern warning to whatsapp regarding 'spreading of irresponsible and explosive messages on its platform. The following updates are mainly as a result of fake and irresponsible news circulating everyday on whatsapp.

Here are top 3 things you need to know about whatsapp -

Update #1

Whatsapp to bring new feature to 'flag' fake news on whatsapp - 

Fake news on whatsapp has been circulating through whatsapp from a long time but it was this time that it was too serious due to mob lynchings so, both Indian government and whatsapp had to act on it and so, whatsapp is testing this feature on its app which has the option to 'flag' to fake news so, that whatsapp users could know if it is a false information or fake news and i too think this act was a must and had to be taken as soon as possible so there could be an end to mob lynchings and any other similar act.

Update #2 

Whatsapp to limit message forwarding to five chats in India -

This update again is due to unrelenting pressure from Indian government to whatsapp as a concern regarding fake news on whatsapp so, whatsapp on a statement said "In India where people forward more messages, videos and photos than any other country in the world - we'll also test a lower limit of message forwarding to five people" So, again whatsapp is stepping into right direction as it's a huge concern in India where whatsapp users in India forward every other message to their family, friends and relatives.

update #3

Whatsapp will use machine learning to identify accounts sending a high volume of messages -

Whatsapp also said that it will also use machine learning to identify the accounts sending messages in high volume so, that strict action could be taken against them. I also think whatsapp should verify accounts of its users in order to catch hold of the people spreading fake news and violating messages on whatsapp through artificial learning and machine learning.

So, if i talk about conclusion, whatsapp is taking each and every step so that false information is not to be forwarded on its platform as it already had lead to some serious conclusions and all these features will start rolling out on its official app but we'll have to wait since the changes are yet to be seen.

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