India, March 6 -- The Centre is reportedly considering easing some of the proposed SIM-binding rules after industry players raised concerns over the scope of the regulation.

The rules, issued by the telecom department (DoT) in December 2025, require OTT messaging apps to remain continuously linked to a user's SIM card. It also mandates that users of web or desktop versions of these apps be logged out every six hours.

However, as per The Hindu businessline report, several social media and tech platforms have pushed back, arguing that the rule should apply only to pure messaging apps and not to platforms where messaging is just one of many features.

According to the report, the government is now open to considering exemptions for platfor...