# WhatsApp banned 51 lakh Indian accounts, actioned just 414 grievances 2026-08-14T08:12:42+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Medianama.com reports that WhatsApp banned 51,04,127 Indian accounts in June, acting on just 414 of 15,182 user grievances, a 2.7% action rate. Of the total bans, 13,69,080 were proactive before any complaint. The largest grievance category, ban appeals, received 7,873 complaints but only 92 actions. Safety complaints (154) were redirected to in-app reporting and not counted as actioned. The Grievance Appellate Committee issued three orders to WhatsApp, all complied with. In May, the platform banned over 72 lakh accounts and received 15 GAC orders while user grievances stood at 19,859. ## Coverage - medianama.com Tags: account bans, GAC, grievance redressal, India, IT Rules, WhatsApp Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/whatsapp-banned-51-lakh-indian-accounts-actioned-just-414-grievances/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/whatsapp-banned-51-lakh-indian-accounts-actioned-just-414-grievances/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.