Nigeria's consumer watchdog fines Meta $220 million for violating local consumer, data laws


FILE PHOTO A  security guard stands watch by the Meta sign outside the headquarters of Facebook parent company Meta Platforms Inc in Mountain View California U.S. November 9 2022.  REUTERSPeter DaSilvaFile Photo

FILE PHOTO: A security guard stands watch by the Meta sign outside the headquarters of Facebook parent company Meta Platforms Inc in Mountain View, California, U.S. November 9, 2022. REUTERS/Peter DaSilva/File Photo

ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria's competition agency fined Meta Platforms $220 million after concluding investigations on data-sharing in its Facebook and WhatsApp platforms, the head of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission Adama Abdullahi said on Friday.

(Reporting by Elisha Bala-Gbogbo, Editing by Louise Heavens)

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