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Meta team meets govt officials after 'username' notice: Report
short by Ishaan Mukherjee / on Friday, 3 July, 2026
A Meta team met the IT Ministry officials on Friday following a notice summoning them over WhatsApp's username feature, PTI reported, citing sources. Officials sensitised them about the Centre's concerns that it could lead to an increase in online fraud, phishing, digital arrest scams, and impersonation attacks. Meta's three-day deadline to submit a final explanation on the feature ends tomorrow.
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