According to media reports, the platform was fined because it did not delete the banned content, making this its first fine in Russia for such an offence.
However, other Meta services like Facebook and Instagram have been fined over content, and are now banned in Russia, along with the likes of Twitter and Alphabet’s Google.
It is, however, worth noting that WhatsApp was previously fined for its alleged refusal to comply with Russia’s data law and store users’ data on the servers in the country.
Meanwhile, in India, WhatsApp banned 7.4 million bad accounts in the month of April only, in compliance with the new IT rules 2021.
According to an IANS report, “The most popular messaging platform, which has nearly 500 million users in the country, received another record 4,377 complaint reports in April in the country, and the records ‘actioned’ were 234.
First Published: Jun 01 2023 | 9:27 PM IST