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BusinessTechnologyNov 19, 2024 05:05 AM

India imposes 25.4 mln USD fine on WhatsApp for antitrust violation

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has levied a fine of 25.4 million U.S. dollars for antitrust violations related to WhatsApp's controversial 2021 privacy policy, TechCrunch reported Monday. It also ordered WhatsApp to stop sharing user data with other Meta units for advertising purposes for five years. The CCI began the investigation in 2021, found that WhatsApp's "take-it-or-leave-it" privacy update constituted an abuse of Meta's dominant position b ...Read More >

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