How does WhatsApp’s proposed username feature compare to Telegram’s? | Explained

Government says the feature could ‘facilitate impersonation and identity spoofing, including impersonation by permitting the adoption of usernames closely resembling those of genuine persons or institutions’Government says the feature could ‘facilitate impersonation and identity spoofing, including impersonation by permitting the adoption of usernames closely resembling those of genuine persons or institutions’ https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/technology/how-does-whatsapps-username-feature-compare-to-telegrams-explained/article71173059.ece 2026-07-05T07:12:28.000Z Technology {}