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India tells WhatsApp to pause its usernames feature pending consultations

India tells WhatsApp to pause its usernames feature pending consultations
The Next Web

India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has ordered WhatsApp not to launch its planned usernames feature in the country until further consultations are complete, according to a letter seen by Reuters. The ministry, known as MeitY, has given Meta three days to explain why regulatory action should not follow the feature’s announcement. WhatsApp said on […] This story continues at The Next Web

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