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India widens its usernames crackdown to Telegram and Signal

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India's Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has sent notices to Telegram and Signal over their username features, following a similar notice to WhatsApp. The ministry is concerned these features may facilitate impersonation and complicate fraud tracing, seeking explanations on how the apps mitigate such risks.

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