South Africa: Announced South African Competition Commission lawsuit against Meta regarding Whatsapp API
Description
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…
Scope
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority