Meta Appeals India's Rs 213 Crore Fine Over WhatsApp Data Sharing

The Competition Commission of India restricts Meta from sharing WhatsApp user data with its other apps for five years.

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) fined Meta Rs 213.14 crore for antitrust violations related to WhatsApp's 2021 privacy policy update.
Meta plans to appeal the CCI's decision, asserting that the 2021 update did not impact the privacy of personal messages.
The CCI has mandated that WhatsApp cannot share user data with other Meta companies for advertising purposes for five years.
WhatsApp users in India must now be given the option to opt out of data sharing with Meta companies.
The CCI found that Meta's data-sharing practices created entry barriers for competitors in the display advertising market.