Written By Priya Singh
Almost 95 percent WhatsApp users in India receive pesky messages daily
Experts assume that many WhatsApp users in India do not avail the options of blocking, muting or archiving users and chats or lack awareness.
Published By: Priya Singh | Published: Feb 23, 2023, 12:52 PM (IST)
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Highlights
- Users indicate most pesky messages come from someone selling financial services, real estate, offering jobs and earning opportunities, healthcare and pathology services.
- With the new WhatsApp privacy policy, the users expected to see relevant advertising based on business chats on Facebook/Instagram.
- The latest data shows that only 5 percent of those surveyed are spared this harassment, but 54 percent get 1-3 spam or promotional messages every day.
A massive 95 percent of WhatsApp users surveyed in India indicate that they get one or more pesky messages each day and 41 percent of those even get four or more such messages on a daily basis, a report showed on Thursday. 
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About 76 percent said they see such unsolicited messages on WhatsApp based on their conversations with WhatsApp business accounts and Facebook and Instagram activities. Also Read: Now Apply For Delhi Govt Documents In WhatsApp Chat, No Office Visit Needed
WhatsApp users in India receive pesky messages daily
WhatsApp users in India indicate most pesky messages come from someone selling financial services, real estate, offering jobs and earning opportunities, healthcare and pathology services, according to the report by online community platform LocalCircles. Also Read: WhatsApp For iOS Gets A Fresh Liquid Glass Makeover Inspired By iOS 26
In 2021, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) had launched a probe into whether WhatsApp was in a position to compromise quality in terms of protection of individualised data.
WhatsApp users in India have been raising issues about unsolicited commercial communication on the platform for years.
The latest data shows that only 5 percent of those surveyed are spared this harassment, but 54 percent get 1-3 spam or promotional messages every day.
Experts assume that many WhatsApp users in India do not avail the options of blocking, muting or archiving users and chats or lack awareness.
“In some cases, spammers create groups of users and send pesky messages to them as it enables them to send such messages to a larger number of WhatsApp users at one go,” said the report.
With the new WhatsApp privacy policy, the users expected to see relevant advertising based on business chats on Facebook/Instagram but not exactly on WhatsApp and that too in the form of pesky messages.
“This is something that WhatsApp must investigate and if this is a result of organised advertising or partnership with brands, the users must be informed,” said the report.
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–With inputs from IANS
