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Business● Low13m ago · Nov 12, 2026, 12:00 PM

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

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from South China Morning Post · Western Europe

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 market for business bulk SMS text messages in 2025 to better understand the services available to businesses. Ofcom sought information in 2025 about WhatsApp for Business, including messaging ⁠volumes and revenues. The regulator said Meta had...

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