Security News > 2023 > May > India to send official whassup to WhatsApp after massive spamstorm
2023-05-12 01:57
India is the largest market for WhatsApp, with over 450 million users - many of whom have in the last couple of weeks received plenty of spam calls from overseas.
Might scammers have turned to WhatsApp after conventional carriers hardened up?
Whatever the exact reasons for WhatsApp being whacked, Chandrasekhar is not happy about the amount of spam it's carried.
He told local media his ministry will send a "Please explain" missive to WhatsApp.
The spam storm is not WhatsApp's only problem in India over the last week.
All of which leaves WhatsApp waiting for two stinky letters from India within a week, and beefing with a key rival.
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