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Don't know which Iranian media he is referring to..... Just one indian News (fakeFactory) of Arnab Goswami also claiming the same thing - Republictv
LoL he (Saleh) will run away to Tajikistan, helicopters are ready for escape
There is only one source to all fake news in the world.. India. The situation of fake news consumption is so problematic that big corporations are intervening such as Whatsapp, Twitter and Facebook Because they do it at unnormal rate and only fake news goes viral in India
WhatsApp blocks two million Indian accounts
Published 16 July - 2021
Two million accounts in India sending a "high and abnormal rate of messages" were banned in India alone between 15 May and 15 June, the service said.
The service identifies an Indian account as one with a +91 (country code) phone number.
The Facebook-owned app often ends up being the focus of discussions on the spread of misinformation and fake news in India.
Such fake news and hoaxes are forwarded to tens of thousands of users in hours, and it's practically impossible to counter them.
Messages and videos circulating in bulk have in the past incited mob violence in India, even leading to deaths.
In addition to responding to user complaints, WhatsApp said it deployed its own tools to prevent abuse on the platform.
It said it relied on the "behavioural signals" from user accounts, or on available "unencrypted information", profile and group photos, and descriptions to identify potential offenders.
WhatsApp's submissions come at a time when tech companies are embroiled in an intensifying battle with the Indian government over the new IT rules.
The guidelines - announced in February and became effective in May - seek to regulate content on social media and streaming platforms, and have raised serious concerns about free speech and user privacy.
Critics say they give the government and law enforcement agencies powers to take down a wide range of content on the internet. But the government claims the rules are meant to prevent abuse and misinformation.
WhatsApp blocks two million Indian accounts
The messaging platform said most of these users violated the bulk messaging rules.
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