The long-running tussle between Meta Platforms Inc., the parent company of Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram, and India’s competition regulator, the Competition Commission of India (CCI), has taken yet another turn. On Friday, the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) reserved its order after hearing detailed arguments from both sides, signaling that the case may undergo further scrutiny before a final decision is announced.
At the heart of the matter lies CCI’s investigation into alleged anti-competitive practices by Meta in relation to its data-sharing and privacy policies, particularly through WhatsApp. The CCI has been probing whether Meta unfairly leveraged its dominant posit
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