Meta challenges CCPA fine over Facebook Marketplace walkie-talkie listings in Delhi High Court
The Facts
- Meta Platforms moved the Delhi High Court to challenge a CCPA order imposing a Rs 10 lakh penalty over alleged unauthorised walkie-talkie listings on Facebook Marketplace.
- Meta argued in court that Facebook Marketplace is not an e-commerce platform but a “notice board,” and that the CCPA therefore has no jurisdiction over it.
- Meta’s counsel said Facebook Marketplace does not facilitate transactions or charge commissions from users.
- The Delhi High Court listed Meta’s petition for hearing on March 25.
- The court asked Meta to explain how the CCPA order could be termed “without jurisdiction” and why the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission could not consider the issue.
- Several reports say the CCPA’s January 1 order also imposed compliance directions related to regulated products beyond walkie-talkies, including requirements for disclosures and adherence to statutory approvals.
Context
What is Meta arguing in the Delhi High Court?
Meta is arguing that Facebook Marketplace is only a user-driven notice board, not an e-commerce marketplace, so the CCPA had no jurisdiction to fine it for the walkie-talkie listings Hindu,Times of India,Times of India.
What did the court do with Meta’s petition?
The Delhi High Court listed the petition for hearing on March 25 and asked Meta to explain both why the CCPA order should be treated as without jurisdiction and why the matter could not be heard by the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission Hindu,Business Standard,NewsDrum,ETV Bharat News.
What was the CCPA order about?
The sources say the CCPA order concerned alleged unauthorised sale and listing of walkie-talkies on Facebook Marketplace and imposed a Rs 10 lakh penalty on Meta Hindu,Economic Times,cnbctv18.com,Business Standard.
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