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DoT extends SIM-binding deadline for messaging apps to Dec 31

The government has extended the SIM-binding deadline for messaging apps like WhatsApp and Telegram to December 31. This rule ensures services are linked to an active SIM. The mandatory six-hour logout ...
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DoT issues strict order: Linking messaging apps to SIM cards will be mandatory; 6-hour auto-logout rule may be changed

Amidst the rising cases of cybercrime and online fraud, the central government is taking a strict stance on the security of messaging apps. The misuse of popular messaging platforms like WhatsApp is ...
Mint

Government likely to extend SIM-binding deadline for WhatsApp, Telegram and other messaging platforms: Report

What are SIM binding rules? The DoT issued a SIM binding directive in November last year. It mandated that any app-based communication platform that relies on mobile numbers must link its services ...
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SIM binding rules go live: These WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal and other messaging app users to be impacted

Starting March 1, messaging apps like WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal and others must comply with the Department of Telecommunications' SIM-binding rule—a directive that ties your app access directly to ...
Business Line

Govt to extend SIM-binding deadline, remove 6-hour logout from compliance norms

Messaging platforms have been granted a major breather on SIM-linking compliance, with the government pushing the deadline to December 31, 2026 and removing regular 6-hour log-out requirements from ...
The Tribune

DoT extends SIM-binding deadline for messaging apps to December 31

The government has extended the SIM-binding deadline for mobile messaging apps such as WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, etc., to December 31 following requests from the industry, according to sources.