Under this policy, data sharing was made mandatory between other firms of META like WhatsApp and FB. This raised questions about the privacy of users and fairness in the market. In the CCI’s decision, it has been described as an inappropriate condition, which is a violation of the Competition Act. According to Bloomberg report, a penalty of Rs 213.14 crore has been imposed on META. The CCI has also instructed Meta and WhatsApp to take some measures to improve in a certain period of time. These instructions states that no data will be shared for advertisements.
For the purpose of advertisements on WhatsApp, META has been banned from sharing data of users with firms. Along with this, WhatsApp will have to clearly explain which data is shared with the firms of Meta and each type of data will have to be linked with special objectives. The CCI has also found this company guilty of obstructing competitions in the market of online display advertising. The company uses the data of WhatsApp users for this. META says that she is considering appealing against the CCI’s decision.
Recently, CCI accused the Samsung, Xiaomi and other smartphone makers of violating the law related to the competition by combining e-commerce companies Amazon and Flipkart. These smartphone maker launched exclusive of products on the websites of e-commerce companies in the country, which is a violation of the law related to competition. The investigation conducted by the CCI found that Amazon and Flipkart had damaged other companies by giving priority to selected retailers and offering huge discounts.
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