Huge relief for Meta as tribunal suspends data-sharing ban on WhatsApp

| 23 Jan 2025 5:54 PM IST

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal on Thursday temporarily suspended a five-year data sharing ban between WhatsApp and owner Meta Platforms. The ruling comes as a major relief for the US tech giant which had warned its advertising business will be affected.

The ban, announced in November 2023, had been imposed by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) after a series of complaints and concerns regarding WhatsApp's privacy policy updates, particularly its data-sharing practices with Meta entities.

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