Meta Platforms announced plans to legally challenge an order by India’s Competition Commission (CCI) that imposes restrictions on data sharing between WhatsApp and other Meta-owned applications.
The CCI directed WhatsApp to halt data sharing for advertising purposes for five years and fined Meta $25.4 million for antitrust violations tied to the app’s 2021 privacy policy.
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The CCI began investigating the policy in March 2021 after it enabled data sharing between Meta and its subsidiaries, triggering global criticism. The watchdog emphasized that access to WhatsApp in India should not be conditioned on data sharing for purposes beyond WhatsApp services.
Meta defended its policy, stating that the update did not affect the privacy of personal messages or user accounts.
