WhatsApp accounts of Kashmiri users are disappearing, this is the reason

WhatsApp has once again become a topic of discussion but this time regarding deactivation of accounts of some users in Kashmir. Actually, the whole matter is about the exit of some Kashmiri WhatsApp users from group chats. Many WhatsApp users made this claim by sharing screenshots on social media. Meanwhile, there is no internet facility in the valley for the last four months. WhatsApp clarified this in a statement to Tech News by Careers Ready and said that this has happened due to non-use of the WhatsApp account for a long time. Users suffering from this problem will lose their account data, chat logs, images and videos if they do not back up the data within 30 days of account deactivation.

Earlier this week, many users noticed that users living in Kashmir suddenly started exiting the WhatsApp group. This was a bit surprising, because internet service is not available in the valley since the night of 4th August. In such a situation, the question arose that if there is no internet then how did one get internet access for the group exit.

A Twitter user Tweet Wrote while writing that suddenly my contacts living in Kashmir are exiting their WhatsApp groups and their WhatsApp accounts have started disappearing. Remember that there is no internet connectivity in Kashmir for the last four months. Some WhatsApp users speculated that WhatsApp was specifically deleting the accounts of Kashmiri people only. However, a WhatsApp spokesperson told Tech News by Careers Ready that due to the company’s policy regarding inactive accounts, some users’ accounts have suddenly disappeared.

Another user on Twitter also Tweet Wrote while writing that my contacts living in Kashmir are suddenly automatically exiting the WhatsApp group. BuzzFeed News It was first to report the news of disappearance of accounts of Kashmiri WhatsApp users.

Available on WhatsApp site FAQ listing According to this, if any account remains inactive for 30 days then the company can also delete such account. This indicates that affected Kashmiri users may permanently lose their account data if they do not back up their account’s chat logs or share images and videos or activate their account.