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  2. Nigeria fines Meta $220 million for violating consumer, data laws

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    By Elisha Bala-Gbogbo and and MacDonald Dzirutwe. ABUJA (Reuters) -Nigeria fined Meta Platforms $220 million, its competition watchdog said on Friday, after investigations showed data-sharing on ...

  3. Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission

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    The Commission was established by the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Act (FCCPA) 2018 to, among others, develop and promote fair, efficient and competitive markets in the Nigerian economy, facilitate access by all citizens to safe products, and secure the protection of rights for all consumers in Nigeria.

  4. Meta takes down thousands of Facebook, Instagram accounts ...

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    July 24, 2024 at 10:18 AM. Meta said Wednesday that it has taken down about 63,000 Instagram accounts in Nigeria running sexual extortion scams and has removed thousands of Facebook groups and ...

  5. Nigerian lawmakers withdraw proposed subversive law after ...

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    LAGOS (Reuters) -Nigerian lawmakers on Wednesday withdrew a proposed law that would have imposed punishments of up to 10 years in jail for actions deemed subversive following a public outcry over ...

  6. Pornography laws by region - Wikipedia

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    The law broadly defines pornography as "any representation of the sexual parts of a person for primarily sexual excitement". [36] The law says that "a person shall not produce, traffic in, publish, broadcast, procure, import, export, sell or abet any form of pornography". Breaches of the law are punishable with up to ten years in jail. [39]

  7. Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 - Wikipedia

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    The Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012, officially recorded as Republic Act No. 10175, is a law in the Philippines that was approved by President Benigno Aquino III on September 12, 2012. It aims to address legal issues concerning online interactions and the Internet in the Philippines. Among the cybercrime offenses included in the bill are ...

  8. Counterfeit consumer good - Wikipedia

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    [122]: 207 If merchants are found to have sold counterfeit goods, the Consumer Protection Law imposes a penalty of three times their value to compensate consumers. [122]: 207 If platforms have prior knowledge of counterfeit goods being sold, then the E-Commerce Law makes them jointly liable with merchants engaged in sale of such goods.

  9. The Philippinese-commerce market now has a gross merchandise volume of $12 billion, a 132% increase from 2020, and is expected to reach $26 billion in GMV by 2025. This obviously is good news ...