CCI: Meta WhatsApp privacy policy penalty antitrust case

Competition Commission of India · 01 of 2021 · decided Nov 18, 2024 · On appeal

The CCI found WhatsApp's 2021 privacy policy forced users to accept expanded data sharing with Meta companies, an abuse of dominance.

The case

Against: Meta, WhatsApp
Regulator: Competition Commission of India
Docket: 01 of 2021
Decided: Nov 18, 2024
Status: On appeal
Outcome: The CCI fined Meta Rs 213.14 crore over WhatsApp's 2021 take-it-or-leave-it privacy policy update.
Amount: INR 213.14 crore

1 dated entry

Date	Entry	Type	Source
Nov 18, 2024	Decision: CCI: Meta WhatsApp privacy policy penalty	Decision	Link

When	Case	Kind	Status	Filed
Sep 25Further Case Management Conference Todaynext date	Kadrey v. MetaFurther Case Management ConferenceActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.	Copyright	Active	Jul 7, 2023
Sep 25Telephone Conference Todaynext date	United States v. Visa (debit)Telephone ConferenceActiveAntitrustS.D. N.Y.	Antitrust	Active	Sep 24, 2024
Oct 2Joint proposed final judgment due in 7dnext date	United States v. Google (ad tech)Joint proposed final judgment dueDecidedAntitrustE.D. Va.	Antitrust	Decided	Jan 24, 2023
Oct 6Next Case Management Conference in 11dnext date	In re Meta Pixel Healthcare LitigationNext Case Management ConferenceActivePrivacyN.D. Cal.	Privacy	Active	Jun 17, 2022
Aug 26Filed 30d agofiled	Texas AG v. Meta: child safety settlementSettledConsumer protectionTexas Attorney Generalover $1 billion	Consumer protection	Settled	Aug 26
Jul 23Filed 64d agofiled	EU Commission: Google DMA finesDecidedAntitrustEuropean CommissionEUR 890 million	Antitrust	Decided	Jul 23
Jul 9Filed 78d agofiled	EU Commission: SAP ERP support commitmentsClosedAntitrustEuropean Commission	Antitrust	Closed	Jul 9
Jul 2Filed 85d agofiled	Sullivan v. MetaActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.	Copyright	Active	Jul 2

Caption and links

Suo Motu Case No. 01 of 2021 (WhatsApp 2021 privacy policy)