WhatsApp likely to exit Nigeria over $220m fine One week after Nigeria’s Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission( FCCPC) imposed a $220million fine on WhatsApp for a data privacy breach, Meta said it may suspend its operations in the country due to further regulatory demands. Sources close to the situation indicate that Meta, WhatsApp’s parent company, is contemplating the withdrawal of certain services from Nigeria. Alongside the substantial fine, the FCCPC has directed WhatsApp to cease sharing user data with other Facebook companies and third parties without explicit user consent. The commission also...