WhatsApp reserves high-profile usernames ahead of privacy feature rollout, Singapore leaders' names blocked

Channel NewsAsia reports that WhatsApp is reserving high-profile usernames ahead of rolling out a new privacy feature. Checks confirmed that usernames for Singapore political leaders—including Lawrence Wong and Shanmugam—could not be registered.

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