WhatsApp, the Meta-owned messaging service, receives additional time to respond to a government notice seeking clarification about the platform’s “username” feature. Business Standard reports that WhatsApp is given three more days to reply to the notice. The Hindu adds that WhatsApp assures it will not proceed with any India rollout of the username feature until ongoing discussions with the government are concluded. Together, the reports indicate that the matter is still under review and that the government is seeking further clarification rather than immediate compliance action. The extended deadline suggests the government and WhatsApp remain in dialogue while the company prepares its response. The accounts do not provide further technical details on what specifically must be clarified, nor do they specify the exact timeline for resolving the discussions beyond the temporary pause in any India deployment. Overall, the notices and company statements point to a temporary hold on the feature’s release in India while the response process continues.