Remember our earlier story on NNH about the $200 million fine imposed on Meta by the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) for violating Nigeria’s data privacy laws? Well, there’s an update!
WhatsApp, a subsidiary of Meta, has announced that its parent company will be appealing the fine. In a statement, WhatsApp expressed disagreement with the decision and the fine, stating that they will be appealing the decision.
This comes after the FCCPC imposed the fine on Meta for alleged discriminatory practices against Nigerian data and consumers. The commission concluded that Meta’s actions constituted continuing infringements of the FCCPA and NDPC regulations.
Meta is not new to fines like this. Last year, the European Data Protection Agency fined Facebook with a record €1.2 billion fine for not complying with the EU’s privacy rulebook.
Stay tuned for more updates on this story!
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