India could well have a locally developed solution to the message traceability dispute with social media major WhatsApp. "We are ready to work with WhatsApp in case they need any help in getting this implemented... "A request to WhatsApp is that the phone number of the author of a message be made part of the message whenever it is created," he said. The government has been insisting on the traceability of WhatsApp messages, especially after misinformation and rumours floating on the platform had led to a spate of lynchings in 2018. India is the largest market for WhatsApp with 350-400 million people using the messaging application.

Source: Economic Times July 01, 2019 01:30 UTC