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Nigeria Fines Meta $220Mln for Violating Local Laws, Consumer Commission Says
Nigeria Fines Meta $220Mln for Violating Local Laws, Consumer Commission Says
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Nigeria's Federal Competition & Consumer Protection Commission said it has fined Meta* $220 million for violating local consumer and data... 20.07.2024, Sputnik Africa
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"The final order imposes a monetary penalty of two hundred and twenty million US dollars only ($220,000,000.00)," the commission said in its press release. Meta misappropriated the data of Nigerian users on its platforms without their consent, abused its dominant market position, and treated Nigerians in a discriminatory and unequal manner compared to other jurisdictions with similar rules, the press release said. European regulators have repeatedly fined the company for personal data confidentiality issues. Ireland fined Meta a record 1.2 billion euros ($1.3 billion) for violations related to the transfer of personal data from the European Union to the United States.* Meta and Facebook are banned in Russia over extremist activities
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Nigeria Fines Meta $220Mln for Violating Local Laws, Consumer Commission Says
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Nigeria's Federal Competition & Consumer Protection Commission said it has fined Meta* $220 million for violating local consumer and data protection laws after concluding an investigation into data sharing on Facebook* and WhatsApp platforms.
"The final order imposes a monetary penalty of two hundred and twenty million US dollars only ($220,000,000.00)," the commission said in its press release.
Meta
misappropriated the data of Nigerian users on its platforms without their consent, abused its dominant market position, and treated Nigerians in a discriminatory and unequal manner compared to other jurisdictions with similar rules, the press release said.
European regulators have
repeatedly fined the company for personal data confidentiality issues. Ireland fined Meta a record 1.2 billion euros ($1.3 billion) for violations related to the transfer of personal data from the European Union to the United States.
* Meta and Facebook are banned in Russia over extremist activities
