"WhatsApp shut down Rumors in India: Government clarifies no plans to Exits"
It seems there has been some confusion regarding WhatsApp shutting down in India according to the recent statement by it minister Ashwini Vaishnav
New Delhi July 28 2024
Recent rumours about WhatsApp setting down IT services in India have been put to rest by it minister Ashwini vishwanav
in a statement to the Rajya Sabha Vaishnav confirm that neither WhatsApp nor its parents company meta has notify the government about any plans to case operation in the country
The speculations arose after WhatsApp legal team informed the Delhi High court that the platform would stop functioning in India
If compelled to break the encryption of messages privacy
This statement was made in the context of ongoing legal challenge to the newly amended IT rules, which WhatsApp claims infringe on the right to privacy
Despite this concerned the government has reassured users that WhatsApp will continue to operate as usual.
With over 400 million users India remains the largest Market for the messaging platform