https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=457197 CCI found WhatsApp prima facie contravened Section 4 of Competition Act, 2002 by abusing its dominant position in OTT messaging apps market in India. The Commission held that WhatsApp's 2021 privacy policy update, which mandatorily requires users to share personalized data with Facebook companies without opt-out option, constitutes unfair terms and conditions. The take-it-or-leave-it nature of the policy and expansive data collection appears exploitative and exclusionary, potentially creating barriers to market entry in display advertising market. CCI directed DG to investigate the matter within 60 days, noting the conduct prima facie violates provisions of Section 4(2)(a)(i), (c) and (e) of the Act. en-us Wed, 24 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 11 Sep 2024 20:40:14 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=457197 CCI found WhatsApp prima facie contravened Section 4 of Competition Act, 2002 by abusing its dominant position in OTT messaging apps market in India. The Commission held that WhatsApp's 2021 privacy policy update, which mandatorily requires users to share personalized data with Facebook companies without opt-out option, constitutes unfair terms and conditions. The take-it-or-leave-it nature of the policy and expansive data collection appears exploitative and exclusionary, potentially creating barriers to market entry in display advertising market. CCI directed DG to investigate the matter within 60 days, noting the conduct prima facie violates provisions of Section 4(2)(a)(i), (c) and (e) of the Act. Case-Laws Law of Competition Wed, 24 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=457197