WhatsApp has agreed to examine the feasibility of blocking device IDs linked to digital arrest scams, the Union government has told the Supreme Court.
The Centre sought judicial backing for a coordinated national framework spanning banks, telecom regulators, and investigative agencies to combat the rapidly expanding fraud.
A bench led by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant is scheduled to consider the status report filed by the ministry of home affairs on May 12.
Over a 12-week period beginning January, WhatsApp banned more than 9,400 accounts linked to digital arrest scams in India, acting on inputs from I4C, MeitY, and the department of telecommunications.
The Centre has pressed that such measures may eventually need to be standardised across platforms, signalling a broader regulatory framework for intermediary obligations in cyber fraud cases.
