South Africa Looks to Fine Meta Over Dropping of Chat Tool
- Whatsapp-owner says GovChat refused to follow its processes
- South Africa is looking for a fine of 10% of Meta local sales
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South Africa is looking to crack down on Meta Platforms Inc. over an alleged abuse of dominance, after the U.S. social media giant formerly known as Facebook decided to remove a local platform called GovChat.
The country’s Competition Commission is recommending a fine equal to 10% of Meta’s South African revenues, according to a statement. The U.S. company said GovChat did not comply with its required processes, and therefore had to be cut from the WhatsApp Business Application Programming Interface.