CCI failed to prove market abuse claim, Meta tells NCLAT

Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, on Monday submitted before the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) that the Competition Commission of India (CCI) had failed to prove that the US-headquartered social media and communication services firm had abused its dominant position, leading to the denial of market access for other online advertisers.

The competition watchdog last year held that WhatsApp’s 2021 privacy policy, which allowed it to share user data with the parent company, helped Meta maintain and…