{"id":2301290,"date":"2024-07-19T18:31:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-19T22:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nigeria-issues-massive-fine-on-meta-for-multiple-and-repeated-violations-of-the-law\/"},"modified":"2024-07-19T18:32:48","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T22:32:48","slug":"nigeria-fines-meta-heavily-for-breaking-the-law-multiple-times-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nigeria-fines-meta-heavily-for-breaking-the-law-multiple-times-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria fines Meta heavily for breaking the law multiple times"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnigeria-fines-meta-heavily-for-breaking-the-law-multiple-times-4%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2301290&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The \u2064Nigerian government has\u2064 imposed a fine of $220 million on Meta\u200d for\u200b multiple violations of data protection \u2062and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nigeria-fines-meta-heavily-for-breaking-the-law-multiple-times\/\" title=\"Nigeria fines Meta heavily for breaking the law multiple times\">consumer rights laws<\/a> on Facebook and\u2062 WhatsApp.\u2062 The violations included sharing data without \u200cauthorization and denying \u2064consumers \u2062the right to\u200d control\u2063 their data. Despite Nigeria&#8217;s large number of internet users, Meta failed to comply with regulations \u200dand\u2062 was \u2064ordered to cease exploitation of consumers. The investigation\u200c began in 2021 and Meta&#8217;s proposed \u200bsolution did not address\u200d the concerns. The company has not \u200cyet commented on the matter.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section>\n<p>Nigeria&rsquo;s government on Friday announced a fine of $220 million on Meta, saying its investigations found &ldquo;multiple and repeated&rdquo; violations of the country&rsquo;s data protection and consumer rights laws on and WhatsApp.<\/p>\n<p>A statement from Nigeria&rsquo;s Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission listed five ways that Meta violated data laws in the West African country.<\/p>\n<p>They included sharing the data of Nigerians without authorization, denying consumers the right to self-determine the use of their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/cnn-data-analyst-cant-believe-latest-trump-biden-poll-numbers-like-speechless\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">data<\/a>, engaging in discriminatory practices as well as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nigeria-fines-meta-heavily-for-breaking-the-law-multiple-times-2\/\" title=\"Nigeria fines Meta heavily for breaking the law multiple times\">abusing market dominance<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Being satisfied with the significant evidence on the record, and that Meta Parties have been provided every opportunity to articulate any position &hellip; the Commission has now entered a Final Order, and issued a penalty against Meta Parties,&rdquo; FCCPC chief executive Adamu Abdullahi said in a statement.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Release: In the Matter of Meta Platforms, Inc. and WhatsApp LLC: Investigation into Alleged Violations of Antitrust Laws, Data Protection Regulations, and Consumer Protection Acts<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NigeriaGov?\">@NigeriaGov<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NGRSenate?\">@NGRSenate<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HouseNGR?\">@HouseNGR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For additional information, click here: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/P1yZXLHoX2\">https:\/\/t.co\/P1yZXLHoX2<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qXrAfFGM7F\">pic.twitter.com\/qXrAfFGM7F<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; FCCPC Nigeria (@fccpcnigeria) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fccpcnigeria\/status\/1814328947439509563?\">July 19, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! 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