WhatsApp deletes over two million accounts: That's why Messenger is now taking action

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WhatsApp takes action: According to current reports, the messenger deleted around two million accounts within a month. The users concerned had apparently not adhered to a WhatsApps guideline.

WhatsApp takes hold worldwide and deletes accounts that do not adhere to the rules of the messenger. The reason for this is not the partly new usage guidelines that made waves in the spring. Rather, it is about users who send an above-average number of messages and thus violate the rules of the app.

The messenger deals with spam accounts that show a noticeably high level of activity or number of messages. Introduced WhatsApp in 2018 Limit for forwarded messages on. If the number is exceeded, WhatsApp intervenes. An algorithm compares the behavior of the corresponding accounts and, depending on the volume of messages, declares them as spam accounts or not.

WhatsApp tough: spam accounts are blocked

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WhatsApp: The deleted accounts are likely to be mainly spam and fake accounts.

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In general, however, one can assume that when the limit of forwarded messages has been reached, it is a question of spam accounts that send messages with links to external websites or the like. Also up to date: Between mid-May and mid-June, over two million accounts were blocked, reports the BBC. It is said that all blocked accounts are from India. With 400 million accounts, this is the largest market for the messenger app.

The current bans are not an isolated case: As the BBC continues to report, Messenger actively takes action against eight million spam and fake accounts every month. The aim is to prevent chain letters, the spread of fake news and the like.

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Strict measures should prevent chain letters, spam and the like

Even if you are someone who shares tons of messages a day with friends and family, you can continue to use WhatsApp with confidence. It is unlikely that others would forward your messages so frequently that WhatsApp would mark them as spam. However, you can recognize messages that are often sent yourself: WhatsApp indicates them with a double arrow and the label “Frequently forwarded”. This means that the message was sent to more than five chats.

Regardless of the spread of chain letters and the like, it can still happen that WhatsApp blocks an account. If this happens by mistake, you can report to Messenger personally and have it checked. In the future, this should become even easier with an in-app option.

This post first appeared at Inside Digital

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WhatsApp deletes over two million accounts: That’s why Messenger is now taking action

WhatsApp takes action: According to current reports, the messenger deleted around two million accounts within a month. The users concerned had apparently not adhered to a WhatsApps guideline.

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