Govt Asks Meta To Pause WhatsApp Username Rollout: Report

by · Inc42

SUMMARY

  • The Centre has asked Meta to pause WhatsApp’s proposed username rollout in India and submit an explanation within three days
  • The move followed concerns around impersonation, identity fraud, data sharing across Meta apps and compliance with India’s traceability rules
  • Notably, the government had earlier accused Telegram’s username-based identities feature of facilitating criminal activities and banned the platform