Meta has challenged the Competition Commission of India’s (CCI) order imposing a penalty of Rs 213 crore on the firm. The penalty is related to WhatsApp’s 2021 privacy policy update. The social media giant moved the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) on Monday, seeking to overturn the CCI’s decision.
The CCI, in November last year, directed WhatsApp not to share user data collected on its platform with other Meta products or companies for advertising purposes for a period of five years. The watchdog also imposed a penalty of Rs 213.14 crore on Meta for allegedly abusing its dominant position.
Meta has now informed the NCLAT that the CCI order has wide ramifications for the industry as a whole and therefore, an urgent hearing in the matter will be required. The case is scheduled for a hearing before the appellate tribunal on January 16.
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