Nigeria fines Meta and WhatsApp $220 million
Ruled. A court or regulator found against Meta. How evidence is labeled
After a 38-month investigation, Nigeria’s consumer protection regulator found WhatsApp’s 2021 data policy broke Nigerian consumer and data protection law. A tribunal upheld the fine in April 2025.
In their words“We disagree with both this decision and the fine and will appeal.” (Meta, 2024)
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