Premium Times – $32.8 million fine dispute: Meta settles with Nigerian govt out of court

After months of legal wrangling, Meta Platforms Inc.—the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp—has quietly settled its $32.8 million dispute with the Nigerian government out of court. The fine, originally imposed by the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC), stemmed from alleged breaches of the country’s data-protection laws. The NDPC accused...