CCI order flawed, offers no reason for five year ban for data sharing: Meta to NCLAT

Meta on Tuesday argued before appellate tribunal NCLAT that the CCI had provided no reasons for imposing a 5-year ban on the sharing of data between Meta and WhatsApp for advertisement purposes, as its counsel alleged “flawed approach” and “seven misses” by the fair trade regulator in its order.

Senior Advocate Amit Sibal, appearing for Meta, submitted that in a dynamic and fast-moving industry, the necessity of a five-year term is “entirely unexplained”.