WhatsApp banned 5.36 million Indian accounts in July, actioned fewer than 3% of user grievances

Access the WhatsApp transparency report here. In July 2026, WhatsApp banned 5.364 million accounts in India under the country’s IT intermediary rules. During the same period, it addressed only 476 of the 19,112 user grievances it received, according to its latest monthly compliance report filed under the IT (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021.