WhatsApp Hit with INR 213 Cr Penalty by CCI Over Privacy Policy

• The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has imposed a penalty of INR 213.14 Cr on Meta over WhatsApp's 2021 privacy policy.
• The CCI has also issued cease-and-desist directions and directed Meta and WhatsApp to implement behavioural remedies within a defined timeline.
• The CCI concluded that the policy's take-it-or-leave-it approach constituted an imposition of unfair conditions and undermined customer autonomy.

Source: Inc42