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Kashmiris are disappearing from WhatsApp due to ongoing internet blackout

by Web Desk December 6, 2019

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 Kashmiris are disappearing from WhatsApp due to ongoing internet blackout

Popular messaging service application WhatsApp has deactivated several users’ accounts from Kashmir after 4-month of internet ban in the region.

Also Read: Learn everything that’s happening in Kashmir

This news got attention after it came as a surprise to friends and relatives of Kashmiris who were outside the Indian Occupied Kashmir region. The reason behind the deactivation of the accounts is when the Bhartia Janta Party (BJP) led Indian government scraped Article 370 and cut off the region from the rest of the world.

Also Read: ‘Kashmiris who had faith in Indian parliament have been deceived’; India amends constitution against Kashmir

According to WhatsApp’s policies, it deactivates accounts after 120 days of inactivity.

A spokesperson for Facebook told BuzzFeed News that,

“To maintain security and limit data retention, WhatsApp accounts generally expire after 120 days of inactivity.”

He further added,

“When that happens, those accounts automatically exit their WhatsApp groups. People will need to be re-added to groups upon regaining access to the Internet and joining WhatsApp again.”

On Twitter, friends and family reported the shock they felt at seeing accounts removed from group chats previously used to share updates and news.

https://twitter.com/NabiRumaisa/status/1202806002732552194
https://twitter.com/LostSoul_302/status/1202790923798810625
https://twitter.com/Ziatlp/status/1202799414349357057
https://twitter.com/khalidbshah/status/1202290350867410944

Yes they are now totally finishing valley by removing contacts and detaching them from thier loved ones from all over the world.#indianbrutality #WhatsApp #FreeKashmir

— Danial Shoukat (@Ana_philistini) December 6, 2019

After 4 months of total communication blackout, @WhatsApp is automatically deleting Kashmiris from groups.#Kashmir pic.twitter.com/GD1GXKNrX6

— Dr Shahnawaz Kaloo (@DrKaloo) December 4, 2019

Kashmir contacts automatically "exiting" from my WhatsApp groups today.

I know they would not have been able to see my messages anyway, but this is heartbreakingly symbolic.

— Sabah Hamid (@akh_koor) December 4, 2019
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