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India Orders Messaging Apps to Work Only With Active SIM Cards to Prevent Fraud and Misuse

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December 02, 2025 at 11:16PM

India's Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has issued directions to app-based communication service providers to ensure that the platforms cannot be used without an active SIM card linked to the user's mobile number. To that end, messaging apps like WhatsApp, Telegram, Snapchat, Arattai, Sharechat, Josh, JioChat, and Signal that use an Indian mobile number for uniquely identifying their

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