The Court of Appeals confirmed the extension of the precautionary measure in the “WhatsApp” case until the end of the investigation

Summary:

The Argentine Court of Appeals has confirmed the extension of a provisional measure imposed on WhatsApp until the conclusion of an ongoing investigation by the National Commission for the Defense of Competition (CNDC). The measure, which was originally imposed in 2022, prohibits WhatsApp from implementing new data sharing policies and requires the company to notify users about their privacy policies. The measure aims to prevent anticompetitive practices and protect the right to data protection of over 40 million WhatsApp users in Argentina. The case is still under investigation by the CNDC, which is examining whether WhatsApp's data sharing practices constitute an abuse of its dominant position in the market.