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Respite for WhatsApp as Indian tribunal voids data-sharing ban in dominance case

By Freny Patel ( November 5, 2025, 00:32 GMT | Insight) -- The ban on data sharing between WhatsApp and Meta Platforms has been revoked by an Indian tribunal, offering the US social media platform major relief. However, the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal not only upheld the $25.25 million penalty imposed by the Competition Commission of India on the parties for exploiting their dominant position through WhatsApp’s 2021 privacy-policy update, it also affirmed the antitrust watchdog's jurisdiction over data-related issues.The high-stakes legal battle between a US social-media mammoth and the Indian antitrust watchdog finally came to an end late Tuesday afternoon when the tribunal granted WhatsApp and Meta Platforms respite from the contentious five-year ban on data sharing....

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