<ul><li>India’s antitrust authority, the Competition Commission of India (CCI), has imposed significant penalties on Meta, restricting its use of data collected from WhatsApp for advertising purposes.</li><li>The controversy stems from a 2021 update to WhatsApp’s privacy policy, which allowed the app to share user data with other Meta platforms.</li><li>The CCI found that Meta holds a dominant position in two major markets in India: messaging services and online display advertising.</li><li>As part of the ruling, the CCI has imposed several key measures aimed at curbing Meta’s practices and protecting users.</li></ul>

India’s Competition Watchdog Bans Meta from Using WhatsApp Data for Advertising

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