Whatsapp alleges the Indian political parties of misusing the platform before election

Whatsapp has claimed that before the Lok Sabha elections, political parties of India are misusing this platform for various immoral purposes

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Whatsapp has claimed that before the Lok Sabha elections, political parties of India are misusing this platform. 

Social media platform warns to the political parties, "We have told the political parties firmly that Whatsapp is neither a broadcast platform nor a medium to send messages, we will close the accounts of automatic robotic behavior, even if it has any motive. Whatsapp is just for private communication. 
WhatsApp's communications chief Karl Woogh refused to reveal the names of political parties abusing while making this claim.

"The way many political parties are using Whatsapp like this should not be done," said communications chief Karl Wooge, in conversation with reporters on Wednesday saying, "Whatsapp is being misused."

Elections in April-May, before the proposal to amend the IT Act, it is notable that Lok Sabha elections are to be held in April and May. 

The Government has warned social media platforms that strict action will be taken on the ones who try to mislead the country's election process. 

The Government has recently proposed to amend the Information Technology Act. Under this, tools will be set up to identify and prevent illegal content, online platforms and illegal content.

India can leave if new rules come out. If the rules proposed by the government for social media companies doing business in India, then there will be a threat to the present form of Whatsapp. 

Giving this information on Wednesday, a top executive of the company did not deny the possibility of the company leaving India. 

There are 20 million users of Whatsapp in India. It is the world's largest market for the company. The company has a total of 1.5 billion users worldwide.


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