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The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has described Meta’s threat to exit Nigeria in response to the $220m fine as a move to influence public opinion and coerce the commission to rescind its decision.
FCCPC reiterated that the fine against Meta Platforms Inc., the parent company of WhatsApp, Facebook, and Instagram was in order and legitimate.
This came as FCCPC on July 19, 2024, slammed a $220 million fine on Meta for an unauthorized appropriation of personal data without user consent, and discriminatory practices against Nigerian users.
Despite plans to appeal the ruling, Meta in a statement on Thursday, through WhatsApp, indicated that the imposed penalty would affect its services and operations in Nigeria.
“WhatsApp relies on limited data to run our service and keep users safe, and it would be impossible to provide WhatsApp in Nigeria, or globally, without Meta’s infrastructure.
“This order contains multiple inaccuracies and misrepresents how WhatsApp works and we are urgently appealing the order to avoid any impact on users“, WhatsApp claimed.
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