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CCI

Analysis of the NCLAT order on Interim Application: Partial Relief, User Safeguards Unchanged

On 18 November 2024, the CCI imposed a ₹213.14 crore penalty on Meta and WhatsApp for anti-competitive practices related to their 2021 Privacy Policy. In response, they filed appeals before the NCLAT, seeking an interim stay on the order.
27 January, 2025
4 min read
Injila Muslim ZaidiInjila Muslim Zaidi
CCI

The Privacy-Antitrust Paradox? Analysing the CCI’s Penalty Order against Meta and WhatsApp.

On 18 November 2024, the CCI fined Meta and WhatsApp ₹213.14 crore for anti-competitive practices under their 2021 Privacy Policy. The order highlights Meta’s dominance, data-driven advantages, and the privacy-antitrust overlap. Meta has appealed to the NCLAT, challenging the CCI’s jurisdiction.
20 January, 2025
7 min read
Naman KumarNaman Kumar
Statement

Statement: CCI imposes landmark penalty of ₹213.14 crore on Meta for exploiting its dominant position through WhatsApp’s 2021 Privacy Policy

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has imposed a landmark penalty of ₹213.14 crore (approximately $25.25 million) on Meta for exploiting its dominant position through WhatsApp’s 2021 Privacy Policy update. IFF submitted expert information as an informant before the CCI.
19 November, 2024
2 min read
Internet Freedom FoundationInternet Freedom Foundation
meta

Instagram Wants to Throttle Politics

Meta rolls out a feature limiting recommendation of political content on Instagram and Threads before an important election cycle but with little to no transparency or informed consent.
04 April, 2024
7 min read
Tejasi PanjiarTejasi Panjiar
Social Media

#DoTheRightsThing: Meta’s HRIA for India

Gearing up for the 2024 general elections, we bring you #DoTheRightsThing. This series aims to assess the reporting on human rights impact undertaken by significant platforms—the first in line, Meta's 2023 annual Human Rights Report.
14 October, 2023
8 min read
Tejasi PanjiarTejasi Panjiar & Prateek WaghrePrateek Waghre
meta

Meta - 1, Human Rights & platform accountability - 0.

Meta shareholders voted on Proposal 7 at the Meta Annual General Meeting on May 31. As per the preliminary voting results, Proposal 7 did not garner enough support from the shareholders and thus, the outcome was not in its favour.
06 June, 2023
5 min read
Tejasi PanjiarTejasi Panjiar & Prateek WaghrePrateek Waghre
meta

Proposal calling for accountability in India at Meta's AGM on May 31, 2023

Meta is set to hold its Annual General Meeting on May 31. Proposal 7 which addresses content regulation in India and the outcome of the votes for Proposal 7 bear significance for the Indian audience. This campaign, jointly launched by Eko, ICWI, and IFF, urges shareholders to vote Yes to Proposal 7.
26 May, 2023
2 min read
Tejasi PanjiarTejasi Panjiar & Prateek WaghrePrateek Waghre
compliance

#SocialMediaComplianceWatch: analysis of Social Media Compliance Reports for the month of February 2022

> > > > tl;dr Google (including YouTube), Koo, Meta (Facebook and Instagram), ShareChat, Snap, Twitter and WhatsApp have released their reports in compliance with Rule 4(1)(d) of the IT Rules 2021 for the month of February, 2022. The latest of these was published by WhatsApp and was published on April 1, 2022. The reports contain similar shortcomings, which exhibit lack of effort on the part of the social media intermediaries and the government to further transparency and accountability in
16 April, 2022
11 min read
Anandita MishraAnandita Mishra

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