Nairobi, Feb. 19 -- The Comesa Competition and Consumer Commission (CCCC) has launched a probe into suspected anti-competitive practices by Facebook's parent firm Meta in the region, joining a long list of regulators around the globe already looking into the American company's conduct in different markets.

It joins regulators in the European Union, Italy, Brazil, and South Africa, which have recently looked into Meta's conduct, specifically regarding the blocking of third-parties' services from integrating with WhatsApp.

The competition watchdog of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) is acting on a recent complaint by a Ugandan organisation AdLegal International, accusing the firm of violating competition regulati...