Why haven’t X Numbers drawn the scrutiny WhatsApp usernames did?

We missed this earlier : On September 22 , X launched X Numbers , private eight-digit codes that let people message or call users on its XChat service without a phone number , even if the two accounts don’t follow each other. WhatsApp’s usernames feature does the same job and drew a government notice within two days of its announcement. On July 1, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) directed WhatsApp not to roll out usernames in India, saying the feature “may materiall