ABUJA – Nigeria’s antitrust agency has fined WhatsApp owner Meta Platforms Inc. $220 million, saying Meta’s privacy policy breached data and privacy laws.
The Federal Competition & Consumer Protection Commission said it commenced an inquiry into WhatsApp’s updated privacy policy of May 2021, and found that it was imposed on Nigerian users without following applicable standards of fairness.
The commission said a package of remedies Meta proposed in April didn’t resolve its concerns.
