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WhatsApp may suspend its operations in Nigeria following a $220 million fine imposed by the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) for a data privacy breach.
The FCCPC has mandated that WhatsApp stop sharing user data with other Facebook companies and third parties without explicit consent.
Additionally, the Commission is requiring WhatsApp to disclose its data collection practices and improve user control over data usage.
In response, a WhatsApp spokesperson informed TechCabal that complying with the FCCPC’s order could render it impossible to provide WhatsApp services in Nigeria or globally.
Meta, WhatsApp’s parent company, has yet to address the FCCPC’s concerns about user opt-out options from the 2021 privacy policy, but maintains that the update does not involve sharing user data.