By REUTERS More by this AuthorNigeria fined Meta Platforms $220 million, its competition watchdog said on Friday, after investigations showed data-sharing on social platforms violated local consumer, data protection and privacy laws. FCCPC Chief Adamu Abdullahi said the investigations were jointly held with Nigeria's Data Protection Commission and spanned over 38 months. The final order mandates steps and actions Meta must take to comply with local laws, Abdullahi said. Meta has faced pushback in Europe and other jurisdictions over alleged breaches of data protection laws. Meanwhile, South Africa's competition watchdog have announced plans to investigate whether digital platforms, including Meta unfairly compete with news publishers by using their content to generate ad revenue.

Source: Daily Nation July 20, 2024 17:28 UTC