Nigerian government fines Facebook, WhatsApp owners N330 billion

The Nigeria’s consumer protection agency, has imposed a $220 million fine (about N330 billion) on Meta Platforms Inc., owners of Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram, for allegedly abusing the data of their Nigerian users.

Penpushing reports that the chairperson of the agency, Adamu Abdullahi, in a statement said the establishment conducted an investigation of Meta’s operations between May 2021 and December 2023 and that Meta cooperated with the agency during the investigation.

The statement added that Meta provided some information/evidence that are in part responsive to document requests and summons, adding that its findings concluded that Meta over a protracted period of time have engaged in conduct that constitute multiple and repeated

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