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Telegram sends reply to Indian govt over controversial username

After WhatsApp responding to the government in the username controversy, popular messaging app Telegram has also issued a response to the Ministry of Electronics And Information Technology.The central government has demanded an explanation from both WhatsApp and Telegram regarding the usernames feature as in why it is necessary to provide because. The government also stated that this feature can trigger impersonation, phishing, frauds, and other kind of cybercrimes by letting users to communicate without revealing their contact number.Submissions of both the platforms, WhatsApp and Telegram, are under examination currently by the government. The username feature essentially allows people on the messaging platforms to communicate without sharing their phone numbers. Do you support the Username feature ?

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