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India’s competition watchdog directed WhatsApp to refrain from sharing user data for advertising purposes with other applications owned by Meta for a period of five years and fined the U.S. tech giant $25.4 million (about Sh3 billion) on Monday over antitrust violations related to the messaging application’s 2021 privacy policy.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) launched a probe in March 2021 into WhatsApp’s privacy policy, which allowed data sharing with Facebook and its units, sparking global backlash.<\/p>\n

“Sharing of user data collected on WhatsApp with other Meta companies… for purposes other than for providing WhatsApp service shall not be made a condition for users to access WhatsApp Service in India,” the CCI said.<\/p>\n

Tech giants, including Apple, Google and Meta face new regulatory challenges with India’s proposed EU-like antitrust law.<\/p>\n

The Indian government is currently examining a February report from a panel established by the corporate affairs ministry. The report proposed a new “Digital Competition Bill” to complement existing antitrust laws.<\/p>\n

The U.S.-India Business Council, a key U.S. lobby group has already opposed the move, fearing its business impact.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

India’s competition watchdog directed WhatsApp to refrain from sharing user data for advertising purposes with other applications owned by Meta for a period of five years and fined the U.S. tech giant $25.4 million (about Sh3 billion) on Monday over antitrust violations related to the messaging application’s 2021 privacy policy. 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