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.

Sources said that in the notice to Telegram, the government has asked the platform why it should be allowed to retain the username feature. On Wednesday, the Centre issued a…