Nigeria fines Meta $220 mn for 'violations' - Manila Standar...

Nigeria is fining Facebook and WhatsApp parent company Meta $220 million for "multiple and repeated" data violations. The country's Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) on Friday accused Meta of violating the country's data protection and consumer rights laws on Facebook and WhatsApp. The FCCPC's chief executive officer Adamu Abdullahi said investigations carried out in conjunction with the Nigeria Data Protection Commission between May 2021 and December 2023 revealed "invasive practices against data subjects/consumers in Nigeria". Abdullahi accused Meta of discriminatory practices, abuse of market dominance, sharing Nigerians' personal data without authorisation and denying Nigerians the right to determine how their data are used. Apart from the hefty fine, the FCCPC boss insisted that Meta must "comply with prevailing law and cease the exploitation of Nige...