Messaging platforms’ replies received: IT secretary on username notice to WhatsApp, Telegram

Messaging platforms have submitted their responses to notices served on the ‘username’ feature, and the government will disclose its stance on the issue after examining the replies received, IT Secretary S Krishnan said on Monday.

Three platforms — WhatsApp, Telegram and Signal — had come under regulatory glare after the government issued notices on the controversial username feature, that essentially allows people on the messaging platforms to communicate without sharing their phone numbers.