CCI slaps fine on Meta over WhatsApp policy

In a significant blow to WhatsApp and its parent entity Meta, the Competition Commission of India on Monday imposed a penalty of ₹213.14 crore (about USD 25.3 million) on Meta for abusing its dominant position through the 2021 update to WhatsApp’s privacy policy and thus violating the Competition Act. The CCI has instructed WhatsApp to not share the user data with other Meta companies (such as Instagram and Facebook) and products for advertising purposes for five years.