India tribunal suspends antitrust ban on WhatsApp-Meta data sharing
- An Indian appeals tribunal has suspended the antitrust authority's five-year data sharing ban between WhatsApp and Meta Platforms' other applications for advertising purposes.
- The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal ordered the suspension while it hears Meta and WhatsApp's challenge to the antitrust order.
- The appeals tribunal noted that the ban "may lead to a collapse" of WhatsApp's business model.
- Meta's lawyers argued that India's forthcoming digital privacy law should govern such matters rather than competition rules.
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