India Fines WhatsApp $25M, Bans Data Sharing for 5 Years
Competition Regulator Says WhatsApp Users Could Not Opt Out of Data SharingIndia's Competition Commission has fined social media conglomerate Meta over $25 million for forcing WhatsApp users to agree to a sweeping data sharing policy with other Meta platforms. The agency ordered the company to stop using users' data for online advertising on other Meta platforms.