India fines Meta ₹213.14 crore over WhatsApp's 2021 private policy update

The Competition Commission of India has issued a ₹213.14 crore fine on Meta for anti-competitive practices in relation to WhatsApp's 2021 privacy policy update. The policy, which made it mandatory for users to share their data, was "unfair", the antitrust watchdog stated. It also ordered WhatsApp to not share data for advertisements to Meta companies for five years.