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Sudhanshu Kumar Mangalam @ Digital Trends 1 place · today 10:45 EDT

WhatsApp pausing usernames for hundreds of millions of users over fraud fears

WhatsApp’s username feature has run into trouble in India, where officials are concerned about impersonation fraud and fake accounts.

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