WhatsApp users say their accounts ‘put under review’

Instant messaging app WhatsApp on Monday put multiple accounts, including those in India, “under review” for 24 hours and blocked all the app features, prompting several affected users to flag the issue through social media.

When contacted, a WhatsApp spokesperson said, “We are always working to stay ahead of those trying to abuse our service and ban accounts to help keep other users safe. Sometimes we get this wrong, and if we do, we try to fix it as quickly as possible to get people back to chatting.”

The disruption was highlighted around 8 p.m. IST, when users began experiencing the issue without any prior warning from Meta’s messaging app.

The WhatsApp app on the screen displayed the message, “Account in review. Date requested: 3 Aug 2026. Your account activity and device info is being checked to make sure it follows our terms of service. We will notify you of the result typically within 24 hours.”