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

New Delhi [India], July 2 (ANI): 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 Electronics and IT (MeitY) has now sent notices to Telegram and Signal.

Both Telegram and Signal have been asked to explain their ‘username’ feature and its safeguards against impersonation and misuse.

Recently, Telegram faced a week-long ban in India ahead of the NEET-UG re-examination in June.