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Meta has been fined $220 million by Nigeria’s competition watchdog.

The watchdog says that Meta violated upon local consumer protection and data privacy laws, reports Reuters. The company has 60 days to pay the fine, according to the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission’s order.

You can read documents associated with the case on the watchdog’s website.

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