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WhatsApp Begins Rolling Out Optional Usernames

Users can start chats without sharing their phone numbers during a gradual rollout to select Android and iOS accounts.

ASIC Warns of Surge in Pump-and-Dump Scams Targeting Older Australians

WhatsApp Adds Optional Usernames and One‑Time PIN to Hide Phone Numbers

WhatsApp Lets Users Reserve Usernames Ahead of Full Rollout

WhatsApp Adds Usernames So People Can Be Messaged Without Sharing Phone Numbers

WhatsApp Opens Username Reservations as India Seeks Pause

India Bars WhatsApp Username Rollout Pending Government Review

WhatsApp Adds Usernames to Let Users Hide Phone Numbers

Judge Says WhatsApp Won't Provide Message Content in Valencian DANA Probe

WhatsApp Opens Global Username Reservations to Let Users Hide Phone Numbers

WhatsApp Opens Global Reservation for Usernames

WhatsApp Opens Username Reservations in Italy to Hide Phone Numbers

WhatsApp Opens Global Username Reservations to Reduce Phone‑Number Sharing

Meta Hires Kunal Shah to Lead WhatsApp and Invests $900 Million in CRED

Meta Hires CRED Founder Kunal Shah to Lead WhatsApp After $900 Million Investment

Bengaluru PSI Accused of Messaging Complainant on WhatsApp

WhatsApp Builds On-Device Scam Alert to Flag Suspicious Messages

WhatsApp Rolls Out ‘Incognito’ AI Chats That Vanish and, Meta Says, Even It Can’t Read

WhatsApp Phases Out Avatars on Android and iOS

WhatsApp Axes Avatars in Gradual Rollout on Android and iOS