https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=457196 The Competition Commission of India dismissed allegations of abuse of dominant position against WhatsApp and Facebook under Section 4 of the Competition Act, 2002. The Commission held that informants need not be aggrieved parties to file complaints, rejecting challenges to locus standi and forum shopping arguments. While defining the relevant market as Over-The-Top messaging apps through smartphones, the Commission found no prima facie case of market abuse or anti-competitive practices. The information was closed under Section 26(2) of the Act, with the Commission concluding that allegations of leveraging dominance in messaging to manipulate digital payment markets were not substantiated. en-us Tue, 18 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 11 Sep 2024 20:40:14 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=457196 The Competition Commission of India dismissed allegations of abuse of dominant position against WhatsApp and Facebook under Section 4 of the Competition Act, 2002. The Commission held that informants need not be aggrieved parties to file complaints, rejecting challenges to locus standi and forum shopping arguments. While defining the relevant market as Over-The-Top messaging apps through smartphones, the Commission found no prima facie case of market abuse or anti-competitive practices. The information was closed under Section 26(2) of the Act, with the Commission concluding that allegations of leveraging dominance in messaging to manipulate digital payment markets were not substantiated. Case-Laws Law of Competition Tue, 18 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=457196