WhatsApp Working to Restore Accounts Wrongly Blocked by Automated Systems

WhatsApp confirmed on August 3, 2026 it is restoring user accounts wrongly blocked by Meta's automated systems — software that enforces rules without human review. Affected users saw a message promising results within 24 hours. Meta did not say how many of WhatsApp's 3 billion users were affected, which regions were hit, or what caused the error.