The NCLAT has set aside the CCI’s five-year ban on WhatsApp sharing user data with Meta Platforms for advertising purposes, while retaining the ₹213 crore penalty imposed for anti-competitive practices linked to WhatsApp’s 2021 privacy policy update
In addition, the Commission also opened a second antitrust investigation into Amazon's business practices that might artificially favour its own retail offers and offers of marketplace sellers that use Amazon's logistics
Prosecutors have sought views of different groups of people including advertising tech experts, media publishers and the company's rivals in industry for potential steps to reduce Google's control over the $162.3 billion
