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Meta rejects CCI's ₹213 crore fine over WA privacy update

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November 20, 2024

The tech major is set to contest CCI's ruling on WhatsApp privacy policy at appellate tribunal

- Gireesh Chandra Prasad

Meta rejects CCI's ₹213 crore fine over WA privacy update

Social media giant Meta said on Tuesday it will appeal against Competition Commission of India's (CCI) imposition of ₹213 crore penalty for WhatsApp's 2021 privacy policy update allegedly breaching the competition law.

A spokesperson for Meta said the company disagreed with CCI's decision and is planning to appeal against it. The move suggests the case will slip into litigation in spite of a government scheme for settlement introduced last year. CCI orders are contested at National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) and then before the Supreme Court.

Meta said the 2021 update did not change the privacy of people's personal messages and was offered as a choice at the time. "We ensured no one would have their accounts deleted or lose functionality of the WhatsApp service because of this update."

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