An Indian Tribunal Temporaryly Suspended A Five-Yaar Data Sharing Ban Between Whatsapp and Owner Meta Platforms, A Major Relief for the Us Giant Whoch Had Warned Its Advertising Busines BELLESS BELLES SAFERTISIS SUFERTISIS SUFERTISIS BUSINES SUSTS BUSINES SULSES
Meta Had Challengeed The Competition Commission of India’s (CCI) Directive Issued in November That Imposed A BAN SHARING BETWEEN WHATSEP and Other Meta Entities for Advertising Purposes, Warning IT MATM Features. Meta also criticized the cci for not having the “technical expertise” to understand the Ramifications of Its Order.
On Thursday, India’s National Company Law Applete Tribunal Ordered a Suspension of the Data Sharing Ban While It Continues to Hear Meta’s Challenge to the Antitrust Ruling.
The ban “may lead to a collapse” of Whatsapp’s Business Model, The Tribunal Noted.
India is the biggest market for meta where it has more than 350 million Facebook users and over 500 millions of Million people using whatsapp.
Meta Earlier Told the appeals tribunal that it may have to “roll back or pause” some features thought Facebook or Instagram Based on their interaction with a Whatsapp user.
Facebook’s registered entity engaged in selling advertising in India – Facebook India Online Services – Reported Revenue of $ 351 Million (Roughly Rs. 3,033 Crore) In 2023-24, the Highest in ATEAST in ATTEAST in ATTEAST in ATEAST in ATEAST in ATEST
A Meta spoakesperson said it welcomed the ruling and “will evaluate next steps.” The cci did not immediatively respond to a request for comment on the ruling, although the watchdog can challenge the decision in the supreme court if it was to.
In 2021, Whatsapp was accused of Violating European Union Laws by Failing to Clarify Changes to Its Policy in Plain and Intelligible language. It laater agreed to explain the changes to eu users.
The Indian case started in 2021 amid criticism of Whatsapp’s Privacy Policy Changes. The cci’s ruling in November found whatsapp’s policy pushed users to accept the change or risk losing access to the service.
Meta has argued the changes we only to provide information about how optional business messaging features work work and did not expand its data collection and sharing ability.
The watchdog howyver ordered in November that Whatsapp must allow users to decide wheeter they want the messaging service to share data with meta or not.
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