Meta on Saturday vowed to fight Nigerian fines for various consumer data violations, reportedly threatening to cut off Facebook and Instagram in Africa鈥檚 most populous country.
A Nigerian tribunal last week rejected the US social media giant鈥檚 appeal against a $220 million fine imposed by the country鈥檚 consumer protection agency, the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC).
In appeals court papers cited by various media, including the BBC and The Africa Report, Meta said it 鈥榤ay be forced to effectively shut down the Facebook and Instagram services in Nigeria in order to mitigate the risk of enforcement measures鈥�.
Meta has until the end of June to pay the fine, Nigerian media reported.
