Are you getting international calls on WhatsApp? Check the company's important message

Users of WhatsApp have been complaining of late about getting calls from unidentified international numbers.

Going by the international calling codes, these numbers are from Malaysia, Kenya, and Vietnam, Ethiopia. Many netizens have shared screenshots of their complaints on social media sites.

Now, WhatsApp has urged users to block and report suspicious messages and calls.

"At WhatsApp, the safety of our users is at the core of everything we do and we have devoted efforts to empower users with resources and tools that equip them to safeguard themselves from scams. WhatsApp is an industry leader in preventing abuse, among end-to-end encrypted messaging services and over the years we have made significant product investments and launched user awareness campaigns that empower users to stay safe. Blocking and Reporting suspicious messages/ calls is an important step to effectively combat scams and when users receive calls from unknown international or domestic phone numbers." NDTV quoted WhatsApp in a statement.

The company has also advised the users to keep their personal details visible to their contacts only.

"Additionally, we have consistently invested in Artificial Intelligence and other state-of-the-art technology, data scientists and experts, and in processes, in order to keep our users safe on our platform. Our monthly user safety report that we publish in accordance with the IT Rules 2021, contains details of the user complaints received and the corresponding action taken by WhatsApp, as well as WhatsApp's own preventive actions to combat abuse on our platform. As captured in the latest Monthly Report, WhatsApp banned over 4.7 million accounts in the month of March alone," the statement added.

It may be recalled that the company had banned 47 lakh users in India in March for violating the country's laws or WhatsApp's terms of service.

"In accordance with the IT Rules 2021, we've published our report for the month of March 2023. This user-safety report contains details of the user complaints received and the corresponding action taken by WhatsApp, as well as WhatsApp's own preventive actions to combat abuse on our platform. As captured in the latest Monthly Report, WhatsApp banned over 4.7 million accounts in the month of March," a WhatsApp spokesperson said in a statement.