The NCLAT has set aside the CCI’s five-year ban on WhatsApp sharing user data with Meta Platforms for advertising purposes, while retaining the ₹213 crore penalty imposed for anti-competitive practices linked to WhatsApp’s 2021 privacy policy update

New Delhi: Appellate tribunal NCLAT on Tuesday set aside a section of a Competition Commission of India (CCI) order that had banned WhatsApp from sharing data with Meta Platforms for advertising purposes for five years.

Modifying the order passed by the CCI on November 18, 2024, the NCLAT set aside section 247.1 of the 158-page-long order. However, the tribunal retained the Rs 213 crore penalty on the company and the rest of the order.

“We are setting aside the findings of the Commission insofar as it holds breach of Section 4 (2)(D) and se

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