{"id":650507,"date":"2025-01-23T09:55:15","date_gmt":"2025-01-23T06:55:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/whatsapp-wins-reprieve-in-india-over-user-data-sharing\/"},"modified":"2025-01-23T09:55:15","modified_gmt":"2025-01-23T06:55:15","slug":"whatsapp-wins-reprieve-in-india-over-user-data-sharing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/whatsapp-wins-reprieve-in-india-over-user-data-sharing\/","title":{"rendered":"#WhatsApp wins reprieve in India over user data sharing"},"content":{"rendered":"
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An Indian tribunal on Thursday suspended restrictions that would have barred WhatsApp<\/a> from sharing user data with its parent company Meta, delivering a significant victory for Mark Zuckerberg\u2019s social media<\/a> empire in its largest market by users.<\/p>\n

The ruling by the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal temporarily lifts a five-year ban imposed by India\u2019s antitrust regulator, which had accused WhatsApp of abusing its market dominance through its 2021 privacy policy. <\/p>\n

India is the largest market for Meta and WhatsApp. More than 700 million users in India use WhatsApp each month, according to insights from Sensor Tower.<\/p>\n

In November, the Competition Commission of India determined that WhatsApp\u2019s \u201ctake-it-or-leave-it\u201d privacy update constituted an abuse of Meta\u2019s dominant position by forcing users to accept expanded data collection without an opt-out option. <\/p>\n

At the time, the watchdog found Meta was dominant in two key markets in India: a so-called \u201cover-the-top\u201d messaging apps through smartphones, and online display advertising.<\/p>\n

While staying the ban on Thursday, the tribunal ordered Meta to deposit about $12.35 million \u2014 half of a larger penalty \u2014 within two weeks. The court will next hear the case on March 17.<\/p>\n

The tribunal, led by Justice Ashok Bhushan, expressed concern that the five-year ban could threaten WhatsApp\u2019s business model, which provides the messaging service free to users.<\/p>\n

Meta\u2019s lawyers argued that India\u2019s forthcoming digital privacy law, expected to go into effect later this year, should govern such matters rather than competition rules.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe welcome the NCLAT\u2019s decision to grant a partial stay on the Competition Commission of India\u2019s (CCI) order. While we will evaluate next steps, our focus remains on finding a path forward that supports millions of businesses that depend on our platform for growth and innovation as well as providing high-quality experiences that people expect from WhatsApp,\u201d a Meta spokesperson said in a statement.<\/p>\n

The dispute began when WhatsApp required users to accept expanded data sharing with Meta\u2019s platforms or risk losing access to the messaging service. While European users can opt out of such sharing, Indian users cannot \u2014 a distinction that regulators found problematic.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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