South Africa: South African Competition Commission investigation into Meta regarding Whatsapp API
Progress
Current status
under deliberation
14 Feb 2022 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
South Africa
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Announced South African Competition Commission lawsuit against Meta regarding Whatsapp API
On 14 February 2022, the South African Competition Commission announced it had referred to the Competition Tribunal to prosecute Meta Platforms Inc. and its subsidiaries, WhatsApp and Facebook South Africa, for abuse of dominance. In particular, the…
SourceEvent type
public lawsuit
Action type
announcement
Government branch
executive
Government body
competition authority