The ongoing discussion around Telegram following recent regulatory action in India has renewed interest in how the platform compares with WhatsApp. Both applications rank among the world's most ...

The username feature essentially allows people on the messaging platforms to communicate without sharing their phone numbers.

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) had sent a notice to Meta seeking a detailed explanation of ...

The username feature essentially allows people on the messaging platforms to communicate without sharing their phone numbers.

‘Username’ feature: WhatsApp has announced plans to roll out a username feature later this year, allowing those on its ...

Hiding a phone number behind a username makes it harder to trace who is messaging whom, officials and experts have said.

The IT Secretary confirmed receiving responses from WhatsApp, Telegram, and Signal regarding the username feature, with the ...

Sources said that in the notice to Telegram, the government has asked the platform why it should be allowed to retain the username feature. On Wednesday, the Centre issued a notice to Meta over the ...

By Aditya Kalra and Munsif Vengattil July 2 (Reuters) - India has asked WhatsApp to justify the implementation of a planned feature covering usernames and to freeze the rollout in its biggest market, ...

The Central Government is assessing legal implications and potential sanctions on WhatsApp and Telegram following their ...

WhatsApp, Telegram and Signal -- had come under regulatory glare after the government issued notices on the controversial ...

MeitY had issued notices to WhatsApp, Telegram and Signal over concerns that username-based messaging could increase the ...