The platforms, which currently rely on mobile phone numbers for user identification, had submitted their formal responses to the government last week, after being issued formal notices.

The development comes a day after WhatsApp and Telegram submitted their responses, purportedly explaining the safeguards built into their username features. | India News

The ministry of electronics and information technology (Meity) is working on common standards for messaging platforms operating in India, as it moves to formally oppose WhatsApp’s…