Chile: National Economic Prosecutor's Office investigation into Meta Platforms and WhatsApp over potential anticompetitive conduct linked to privacy update

Progress

Current status
concluded
15 Sep 2025 concluded

Scope

Implementers
Chile
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
messaging service provider
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

15 Sep 2025
concluded

National Economic Prosecutor’s Office closed investigation into Meta Platforms and WhatsApp over potential anticompetitive conduct linked to privacy update

On 15 September 2025, the National Economic Prosecutor’s Office (FNE) in Santiago, Chile, issued Resolution No. 249, ordering the closure of Investigation Roll No. 2660-21 concerning Facebook, Inc., now Meta Platforms, Inc., and WhatsApp LLC, follow…

Source
Event type investigation
Action type closure
Government branch executive
Government body competition authority