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After WhatsApp, Telegram and Signal receive notices on username feature
Telegram and Signal received notices regarding their username feature, following WhatsApp's directive to pause a similar feature due to scam and impersonation concerns. Spokespersons for Telegram and Signal did not immediately comment.
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- Govt issues notice to WhatsApp over username feature
- India orders WhatsApp to halt username feature over anonymity concerns
- Meta says WhatsApp usernames are safeguarded against scams after India flags cybersecurity risks
- @ in a “system notification: Account Status Review
- WhatsApp usernames are already raising impersonation red flags