From the NEET paper leak to pirated movies and now, child sexual abuse material, the Centre is moving to tighten the screws on social media | India News

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

India's MeitY issues notices to Telegram and Signal over username features amid concerns of scams and privacy violations.

Hiding a phone number behind a username makes it harder to trace who is messaging whom, officials and experts have said. | India News

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…

A day after ordering WhatsApp to pause its usernames feature, India's IT ministry has sent similar notices to Telegram and Signal, a government source says.

The two platforms have been asked to explain how they prevent the misuse of features that allow users to communicate without revealing their phone numbers.

India has issued notices to Telegram and Signal over anonymous messaging features, citing concerns about online fraud and impersonation, following a similar directive to WhatsApp.

India's scrutiny of username-based messaging has widened from WhatsApp to Telegram and Signal over concerns around fraud, impersonation and user anonymity.

The Indian government has issued a notice to Meta over WhatsApp's proposed username feature, citing concerns about impersonation, online fraud and cybercrime. The Centre has asked…

India orders Telegram to curb pirated OTT and film content, while tightening scrutiny on WhatsApp, Signal and Telegram username features over fraud risks.

From the NEET paper leak to pirated movies and now, child sexual abuse material, the Centre is moving to tighten the screws on social media | India News