Meta, WhatsApp Challenge ₹213 Crore CCI Penalty in Supreme Court Over Privacy Policy
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Meta, WhatsApp Challenge ₹213 Crore CCI Penalty in Supreme Court Over Privacy Policy
- •Meta Platforms Inc and WhatsApp have moved the Supreme Court against an NCLAT ruling upholding a ₹213.14-crore CCI penalty.
- •The penalty was imposed by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) over WhatsApp’s 2021 privacy policy changes.
- •The dispute centers on whether WhatsApp abused its market dominance by linking user access to expanded data-sharing with Meta-owned companies.
- •The NCLAT upheld the penalty but initially put a five-year data-sharing restriction on hold, later reinstating user-choice requirements.
- •Meta and WhatsApp are challenging both the financial penalty and compliance obligations, with the case set to influence India's regulation of Big Tech data-sharing.
Why It Matters: Meta and WhatsApp escalate their legal battle against a ₹213 crore CCI penalty to the Supreme Court.
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