The government has extended Meta's deadline to address the WhatsApp username issue, pushing it from July 6 to July 9, as confirmed by an official on Sunday.

India raises cybercrime concerns over Meta's WhatsApp usernames, while Meta says anti-scam safeguards will protect users.

The govt has asked how concerns around fraud and impersonation are being addressed by the two organisations, a source told PTI.

Widening the scrutiny over the 'username' feature, after issuing a notice to Meta regarding the roll-out of the feature on WhatsApp, the Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) has…