Government to look into WhatsApp's username feature over impersonation concerns, may send notice

Jul 01, 2026

The government is examining the legal implications of Meta-owned WhatsApp's proposed username feature and may issue a legal notice to the company if it...

"Username feature on WhatsApp may increase online fraud, phishing": Centre

Jul 01, 2026

The Centre has issued a notice to Meta regarding the roll-out of the "usernames" feature on WhatsApp in India, stating that it may increase...

After Meta, Centre issues notices to Telegram, Signal over 'username' feature

Jul 02, 2026

Widening the scrutiny over the 'username' feature, after issuing a notice to Meta regarding the roll-out of the feature on WhatsApp, the Ministry of...

Government examining responses from messaging platforms on proposed username feature: Source

Jul 13, 2026

The government is examining responses submitted by multiple messaging platforms on the proposed introduction of a username feature and will take a decision after...

Zoho's Arattai will disable username-based account feature, says Sridhar Vembu

Jul 03, 2026

Zoho's instant messaging app Arattai will no longer have the user name based account feature, said Sridhar Vembu.

Centre examining legal implications, possible clauses over WhatsApp, Telegram 'username' feature: Sources

Jul 15, 2026

The Central Government is examining legal implications and possible clauses to invoke sanctions on WhatsApp and Telegram, after the intermediaries submitted their replies to...