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Meta identifies seven major 'misses' in India's WhatsApp's ruling

By Freny Patel ( September 17, 2025, 00:33 GMT | Insight) -- Meta and its messaging arm WhatsApp are contesting a $25.25 million penalty, arguing that India’s antitrust regulator wrongly deemed WhatsApp’s 2021 privacy policy update “anticompetitive.” The appeal, heard before the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, centers on what Meta calls “seven major misses” in the Competition Commission of India’s order.Challenging a $25.25 million penalty, Meta and its messaging arm contended that the Indian antitrust watchdog's findings against WhatsApp's 2021 privacy policy are "anticompetitive," claiming the ruling was based on "seven major misses."...

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