New Delhi, Nov. 5 -- The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) on Tuesday upheld a Rs.213.14 crore penalty imposed on WhatsApp and its parent company Meta Platforms Inc for abusing their dominant market position through the messaging platform's 2021 privacy policy update, but set aside a five-year ban on data sharing for advertising purposes. A bench comprising NCLAT chairperson Justice Ashok Bhushan and technical member Arun Baroka at the tribunal's principal seat in New Delhi agreed with the Competition Commission of India's (CCI) findings that WhatsApp's 2021 privacy update forced users into data sharing across Meta's platforms. The tribunal found that WhatsApp's "take-it-or-leave-it" policy deprived users of meaningful consent...