An Indian tribunal on Thursday suspended restrictions that would have barred WhatsApp from sharing user data with its parent company Meta, delivering a An Indian tribunal has suspended restrictions that would have barred WhatsApp from sharing user data with Meta.

An Indian tribunal temporarily suspended a five-year data sharing ban between WhatsApp and owner Meta Platforms, a major relief for the U.S. giant which had warned its advertising business will be affected.

An Indian appeals tribunal on Thursday put on hold the antitrust authority's five-year data sharing ban between WhatsApp and Meta for advertising purposes. (Reporting by Arpan Chaturvedi; Editing by Sonia Cheema) Copyright 2025 Thomson Reuters.

In a brief reprieve for Meta Platforms, India's National firm Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) lifted a five-year prohibition on data