WhatsApp bans over 72 lakh Indian accounts in May

You can access the WhatsApp transparency report from here . WhatsApp banned 72,14,702 Indian accounts between May 1 and May 31, 2026 , according to its latest monthly transparency report released under the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021. Of these, 13,79,438 accounts were proactively blocked before any user complaints were received.