Meta to appeal against CCI’s Rs 213 crore penalty, diktat on data share

Menlo Park (California)-headquartered Meta Platforms on Tuesday opposed the Rs 213-crore penalty imposed by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) along with a cease-and-desist directive that clamped down on data-sharing. Meta said it would appeal against the move.

Late on Monday, India’s antitrust body had announced the penalty on Meta for allegedly abusing its dominant position. The case relates to how WhatsApp’s 2021 Privacy Policy was implemented and how user data was collected and shared with other Meta companies. Meta operates Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram and Threads, among other services.