Banned on WhatsApp? You will soon get option to revoke ...

A few weeks back, the platform banned over 16 Lakh Indian accounts, which is huge. It now seems WhatsApp wants to give people a second chance to ... Jumptonavigation BannedonWhatsApp?YouwillsoongetoptiontorevokeyoursuspendedaccountwithintheappEverymonth,WhatsAppbansthousandsofaccounts.ItnowseemsWhatsAppwantstogivepeopleasecondchancetotheblockedaccounts.Here'severythingyouneedtoknow.advertisement IndiaTodayTechNewDelhiJuly1,2022UPDATED:July1,202209:16ISTYouwillsoongetoptiontorevokeyoursuspendedaccountwithintheapp.HIGHLIGHTSWhatsAppwillsoonletyouappealforyourbannedaccount.ThefeatureiscurrentlyavailableforAndroidbetaversionofWhatsApp.UserswillgetanoptiontocontactWhatsAppSupportrightwithintheapp.WhatsApphasrolledoutyetanotherusefulfeatureforthosewhoareusingthebetaversionofthemessagingapp.Userswhohavebeenbannedontheplatformwillnowbeabletoappealfortheiraccounttoregainaccesstoit.ThelatestupdatecomesfromWaBetaInfo,whichhasspottedthefeatureontheplatform. Everymonth,WhatsAppbansthousandsofaccountsthatdon’tfollowthetermsandconditionsoftheapp.Afewweeksback,theplatformbannedover16LakhIndianaccounts,whichishuge.ItnowseemsWhatsAppwantstogivepeopleasecondchancetotheblockedaccounts.Ifyouraccountisbanned,you'llseethefollowingmessagewhenyouopenWhatsApp,"ThisaccountisnotallowedtouseWhatsApp."“WebanaccountsifwebelievetheaccountactivityviolatesourTermsofService,forexampleifitinvolvesspam,scamsorifitputsWhatsAppusers’safetyatrisk.ThereportsaysthatuserswillgetanoptiontocontactWhatsAppSupportrightwithintheappwhentheytrytologintotheirbannedWhatsAppaccount.Currently,youdon’tgettheoptioninthemessagingappandyouwillhavetovisitthesupportpageofWhatsApptodropareviewrequesttoregainyouraccount.ThelatestbetaversionofWhatsAppshowstherevokeoptionforbannedaccountswithintheappandonceyouoptforit,WhatsAppSupportwillreviewyouraccountanddeviceinfoto“checkforillegalactivitythatgoesagainsttheirtermsofservice.”Whenyoudroparequestforthereview,youwillalsoberequiredtoentersomeadditionaldetails.Aftersubmittingthereview,therearechancesthatyouraccountcouldgetrestorediftheplatformdiscoversthatyouraccountwasbannedbymistake.DokeepinmindthatifWhatsAppfindsthatyouraccounthasviolatedtheirTermsofService,thenyouwon’tbeabletore-useyouroldaccountandyouwillalsonotgetathirdchance.ThecitedsourcehasspottedthenewfeatureintheAndroidbetaversionoftheapp.ThereportsuggeststhatthesamewillalsobemadeavailabletoiOSusersinthecomingweeks.ItiscurrentlyunknownwhenthenewfeaturewillbereleasedtothestableversionofWhatsApp.Youcanstilldropareviewrequestifyouareusingthestableversionandyouraccountisbanned.Youjustneedtovisittheplatform’scontactpageandemailthemrequestingthecancellationofyourbannedaccount.AlsoRead|Google'slatestupdatewillhelpnewAndroidphoneuserscopydatafromoldiPhoneseamlesslyAlsoRead|Byju’slaysoffover2500employeesacrossWhitehatJrandTopprAlsoRead|iPhone14Pro,OnePlus10T,Xiaomi12Sandotherflagshipsmartphoneslaunchingin2022PostedbyAnkitaGarg advertisement READTHISEightcheetahsstarttheirjourneyfromNamibia,settotouchIndiangroundtomorrowLiberationDayorIntegrationDay?BJP,TRStoobservedifferenteventsinTelanganaonSept17ChildrightspanelnoticetoAmazonIndiaforfundingNGO's'unlawfulpractices'5-memberBJPcommitteereachesKolkatatoprobeassaultonworkersduringprotestadvertisementRecommendedWatchRightNow01:32RyanReynolds'life-savingcolonoscopy19:06NotinvolvedinGoaCongressMLAs'exodus:HimantaBiswaSarma03:00HowGhostMallIsBecomingBigEconomicIssueInIndia|WhatIsGhostMall?02:47WHOScientistSays,'Covid-19IsNearingToAnEnd',ButAnotherVariantHasEmerged|Explained00:40DIUVideo:India'sCovid-19SnapshotTopTakes01:09DIUVideo:Continent-wiseSpreadofCoronavirus02:15Russia-UkraineWar:HundredsFoundinMassGraveAfterRussiansLeaveIzyumCityofUkraine 01:37WhyHasCanadaStoppedMustardSupplyToFrance?advertisement AddIndiaTodaytoHomeScreen