India issues notice to Telegram, Signal on concerns over usernames

India has issued notices to messaging platforms Telegram and Signal asking them to explain safeguards around features that allow users to post messages without revealing their phone numbers, a government source said.

The notices mark a further escalation ‌of India’s ⁠policing ⁠of online platforms, from blocking an entire app, when it temporarily blocked Telegram last month, to vetting individual product features across multiple services.