Meta may have to "roll back or pause" some features in India due to an antitrust directive which banned its WhatsApp messaging service from sharing user data with Meta for advertising purposes, according to a court filing by the U.

Meta faces pressure to reverse some WhatsApp features in India due to an antitrust ruling that bans user data sharing with Meta for advertising.

As per CCI, Meta was abusing its dominance and had "coerced" WhatsApp users into accepting a 2021 privacy policy

Meta challenges Indian antitrust ruling banning WhatsApp data-sharing with Meta for personalized ads, facing $24.5M fine and 5-year ban.

The directive which came in November last year found the social media giant abused its dominance by coercing WhatsApp users into accepting a 2021 privacy policy

US tech giant Meta Platforms Inc has warned it may have to "roll back or pause" some features in India. The move comes in response to an antitrust directive from the Competition Commission of India (CCI). The directive stops WhatsApp from sharing user data with Meta for advertising reasons, according to a court filing by the company.

Meta may reportedly have to “roll back or pause” some features in India to comply with the Competition Commission of India’s (CCI) directions

Tech giant meta may have to "roll back or pause" certain features in India due to an antitrust directive which banned its WhatsApp messaging service from sharing user data for advertising, as per a court filing by the company.