Facebook has received a €110m (€3m) fine from the European Commission for providing “incorrect or misleading” information in relation to its purchase of WhatsApp in 2014. The commission said: "Contrary to Facebook's statements in the 2014 merger review process, the technical possibility of automatically matching Facebook and WhatsApp users' identities already existed in 2014." Facebook claimed its errors were unintentional. The Commission said the fine will not reverse its approval of the purchase. Last week, WhatsApp received a $123m fine from Italian anti-trust regulators for forcing users to agree to share personal data with Facebook.
Facebook has received a €110m ($123m) fine from the European Commission for providing “incorrect or misleading” information in relation to its purchase of WhatsApp in 2014. The commission said: "Contrary to Facebook's statements in the 2014 merger review process, the technical possibility of automatically matching Facebook and WhatsApp users' identities already existed in 2014." Facebook claimed its errors were unintentional. The Commission said the fine will not reverse its approval of the purchase. Last week, WhatsApp received a €3m fine from Italian anti-trust regulators for forcing users to agree to share personal data with Facebook.