In adherence to India's new IT Rules of 2021, the popular messaging platform WhatsApp, owned by Meta, has taken stringent action against 'bad' accounts in the country. During the month of August, WhatsApp banned a staggering 74,20,748 accounts, with 35,06,905 of them being proactively banned before any user reports. The platform's monthly compliance report revealed that it received a record 14,767 complaint reports, with 71 resulting in remedial actions.