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India tells WhatsApp to pause its usernames feature pending consultations

India tells WhatsApp to pause its usernames feature pending consultations

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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 regulator

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