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Argentina: Investigation into WhatsApp regarding compliance of new policy with competition law

Progress

Current status
under investigation
11 Aug 2023 under investigation
01 Sep 2022 under investigation
26 Apr 2022 in force
13 Apr 2022 in force
06 Jan 2022 in force
17 May 2021 under deliberation

Scope

Implementers
Argentina
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
messaging service provider
Government Branch
judiciary
executive
Government Body
court
competition authority
consumer protection authority
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

11 Aug 2023
under investigation

Issued ruling by Appeals Chamber confirming temporary injunction in the WhatsApp case

On 11 August 2023, the National Court of Federal Civil and Commercial Appeals issued a ruling confirming the temporary injunction against WhatsApp and Facebook. The original injunction required the suspension of the updates to WhatsApp’s privacy pol…

Source
Event type investigation
Action type interim ruling
Government branch judiciary
Government body court
01 Sep 2022
under investigation

Issued ruling by Appeals Chamber re-confirming legality of the precautionary measure in the WhatsApp case

On 1 September 2022, the Argentine National Court of Federal Civil and Commercial Appeals issued a ruling dismissing the extraordinary appeals filed by Facebook and WhatsApp. The Court upheld the validity of the precautionary measure issued in April…

Source
Event type investigation
Action type interim ruling
Government branch judiciary
Government body court
26 Apr 2022
in force

Issued Appeals Chamber ruling confirming the legality of precautionary measure in the WhatsApp case

On 26 April 2022, the National Court of Federal Civil and Commercial Appeals issued its ruling in the appeal brought by Facebook and WhatsApp against the Secretary of Domestic Trade of the Ministry of Productive Development order requiring the suspe…

Source
Event type investigation
Action type ruling
Government branch judiciary
Government body court
13 Apr 2022
in force

Issued order requiring suspension of the WhatsApp privacy policy update

On 13 April 2022, the Secretary of Domestic Trade of the Ministry of Productive Development adopted Resolution 224/2022, extending the applicability of the order of suspension of the WhatsApp privacy policy update that was planned for 15 May 2021 …

Source
Event type investigation
Action type ruling
Government branch executive
Government body competition authority
06 Jan 2022
in force

Argentina fines Facebook for abusive terms in WhatsApp Privacy Policy

On 6 January 2022, the Argentine consumer protection agency (Dirección Nacional de Defensa del Consumidor y Arbitraje en Consumo - DNDC) issued the maximum fine of 5 million pesos against Facebook for its abusive terms in the WhatsApp privacy policy…

Source
Event type investigation
Action type ruling
Government branch executive
Government body consumer protection authority
17 May 2021
under deliberation

Suspension of the implementation of WhatsApp's privacy policy update

On May 13, 2021, the Secretariat of Inner Trade of the Ministry of Productive Development decided on the suspension of the WhatsApp privacy policy update that was planned for May 15, 2021. The suspension follows the release of an opinion by the Nati…

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

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