# WhatsApp admits glitch after 5.1 million India bans in June 2026-08-07T09:51:08+00:00 | Technology | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Meta has acknowledged that a WhatsApp moderation glitch wrongly flagged some legitimate users as spammers, leaving their accounts under review for more than 24 hours in several countries. A Meta spokesperson told TechCrunch that the locks were errors, not confirmed violations, and said affected users were being restored. Users had reported seeing notices saying their account activity and device information were being checked. WhatsApp banned more than 5.1 million accounts in India in June 2026, according to the report. The company says such bans target spam, scams and other breaches of its Terms of Service. Temporary bans can also follow the use of unofficial apps or scraping, which WhatsApp defines as unauthorised automated collection of user information. ## Coverage - timesnownews.com Tags: account bans, India, Meta, online safety, WhatsApp Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/whatsapp-admits-glitch-after-5-1-million-india-bans-in-june/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/whatsapp-admits-glitch-after-5-1-million-india-bans-in-june/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.