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UK fines Meta US$597,000 over repeated inaccuracies in WhatsApp data

Headline via South China Morning Post · first report 12 Nov, 16:45 IST, latest 12 Nov, 17:30 IST

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2 independent news organisations have reported this story. The first report we saw came from CNA at 12 Nov, 16:45 IST; the latest is from South China Morning Post at 12 Nov, 17:30 IST. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details: read each report through the links below.

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First report12 Nov, 16:45 IST
Latest report12 Nov, 17:30 IST
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Britain’s ⁠media regulator Ofcom ⁠said on Thursday ⁠it had fined Meta £450,000 (US$597,000) for providing inaccurate information about its WhatsApp Business service in response to requests it made as part of its ‌telecoms market review. Ofcom reviewed the…

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