{"id":2301320,"date":"2024-07-19T19:01:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-19T23:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nigeria-issues-massive-fine-on-meta-for-multiple-and-repeated-violations-of-the-law\/"},"modified":"2024-07-19T19:02:17","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T23:02:17","slug":"nigeria-fines-meta-heavily-for-breaking-the-law-multiple-times-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nigeria-fines-meta-heavily-for-breaking-the-law-multiple-times-6\/","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=\"&quot;\"><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-6%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=2301320&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 Nigerian government has announced a fine of\u2063 $220 million on Meta, accusing the company\u200d of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nigeria-fines-meta-heavily-for-multiple-law-violations\/\" title=\"Nigeria fines Meta heavily for multiple law violations\">violating data protection<\/a> and <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>\u2062 in the country. The Federal Competition and \u200bConsumer Protection Commission \u2062found \u200cthat Meta\u2062 shared the data of Nigerians \u2064without authorization, denied consumers the right to \u200bcontrol their data, engaged in \u2062discriminatory\u2063 practices, and abused market dominance. Despite being among\u200d the world&#8217;s leaders in internet users, Meta failed\u2062 to \u2064comply \u200dwith Nigerian data \u2063protection regulations. In addition to\u200c the fine, the agency ordered Meta to comply with local laws and stop exploiting Nigerian \u2063consumers. The \u200dinvestigation began in \u200d2021 when the\u2064 agency looked into WhatsApp&#8217;s updated\u200c privacy policy, and Meta&#8217;s proposed remedy package did not \u200caddress concerns.  <\/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 abusing market dominance.<\/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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