The rebuttal came as part of a set of FAQs released by the Meta-owned messaging platform around its contentious username feature - which is under fire over impersonation and fraud concerns.
WhatsApp has defended its upcoming username feature, saying only legitimate owners can claim well-known public figure names and rejecting reports of popular usernames being reserved by others, even as the rollout faces regulatory scrutiny.
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The rebuttal came as part of a set of FAQs released by the Meta-owned messaging platform around its contentious username feature - which is under fire over impersonation and fraud concerns.
