Argentina: Issued ruling by Appeals Chamber re-confirming legality of the precautionary measure in the WhatsApp case
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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 2022, which required the suspension of the updates based on potential detrimental effects on the market and increased monopolisation. The investigation of the National Commission for Protection of Competition (CNDC) into WhatsApp’s new privacy policy remains ongoing.
Original sourceScope
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
messaging service provider
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court
Complete timeline of this policy change
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2021-05-17
under deliberation
2022-01-06
in force
2022-04-13
in force
2022-04-26
in force
2022-09-01
under investigation