Government examines responses from WhatsApp, Telegram, and Signal on username feature amid concerns of increased online fraud and scams.

On Thursday evening, the government received WhatsApp's reply to the notice on the 'username' feature. The reply of Telegram has also been received subsequently, they added.

The government is reviewing WhatsApp's response regarding its controversial 'usernames' feature amid concerns over online fraud.

Telegram has also submitted its response to the government that last week issued formal notices to the messaging platforms, directing them to immediately halt the rollout of the…