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The Socio-Economic and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Mr. Mark Zuckerberg, Chair and Chief Executive, Meta Platforms Incorporated (Facebook) to “immediately pay a fine of $ 220 million worn by Meta by Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), and enforced by competition and consumer protection stands.”
Serap urges Zuckerberg and Meta “to provide (in addition to fines) of effective justice and recovery, including adequate compensation and non-repetition guarantees for victims of great violations of Nigerian consumers, data protection and Privacy Laws and International Human Rights Standards.”
Absorbing also urged Mr. Zuckerberg and Meta to “immediately pay $ 35,000 given by the court to FCCPC as an investigation fee.”
Absorption urges Mr. Zuckerberg and Meta to “immediately stop the violations found by the court and prevent their re -incident, and ensure that accountability is responsible for the violation.”
Last Friday the competition and the Consumer Protection Court reinforced a fine of $ 220 million against Meta by FCCPC Nigeria for the great violations of consumer laws, data protection and privacy.
In the letter dated April 26, 2025 and signed by the Deputy Director of Collawole Oluwadare, the organization said: “As chairman and CEO, you must ensure an increase in transparency, completion of human rights, accountability and improvement with meta to ensure that Nigerian human rights are not threatened or violated.”
Serap said, “Courts Courts confirmed that Meta Operations (Facebook) in Nigeria had violated Nigerian human rights and continued to have a terrible effect on the pleasure of human rights on the meta platform.”
Open letters, read in part: “Congratory worries that human rights violations found by the court may be ongoing, and have a high risk of recurrence if not reorganized and effective.”
“Absorption urges you and Meta not to extend the damage suffered by the victims by opposing the temptation to pursue an appeal against the court’s assessment based on the provisions of Article 55 of the FCCP Law.
“Court assessment also shows clear and strong evidence that meta operations in Nigeria are inconsistent and are not in accordance with international human rights standards including the principles of UN guidelines on business and human rights.
“We will be grateful if these steps are taken within 7 days of receipt and/or the publication of this letter. If we have not heard of news from you at that time, absorbing will take all appropriate legal actions at the national, regional or international level to force you and Meta to fulfill our requests for the public interest.
“Our request was brought for the public interest, and in accordance with the requirements of the 1999 Nigerian Constitution [as amended]Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Act, Principles of UN Guidelines on Business and Human Rights and Other International Human Standards that apply to Bind Meta.
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“Easy to worry that Meta is not only roughly violating the provisions of the FCCP law as confirmed by the court but also international human rights standards including the principle of UN guidelines on business and human rights.
“Absorption notes that your company has the responsibility to respect human rights as stipulated by the principle of the UN Guide to Business and Human Rights.”
“This responsibility requires that Meta avoids causing or contributing to the impact of harmful human rights through its own activities, and adequately and effectively improves such impacts when it occurs.”
“Meta must try to prevent or reduce the impact of harmful human rights that are directly related to their operations, products, or services.”
“Your company also has the responsibility to contribute and facilitate the implementation of rights to privacy and to ensure data security and privacy, and ensure that the use of data is in accordance with international human rights law.”
“Part 152 of the Federal Consumer Competition and Protection Law (FCCP) states that everywhere – (a) consumer rights have been violated, or (b) Errors have been made, consumers must be in addition to compensation that can be imposed by the commission has the right of civil action for compensation or compensation.” “” “
“Under section 154 FCCP law, victims of great violations by Meta are entitled to adequate compensation for the damage suffered.”
“Part 54 of the FCCP Law states that ‘orders, decisions, awards or court assessments will be- (a) bind the parties [including Meta] before court; and (b) registered in the Federal High Court only for law enforcement purposes. ‘”
“According to our information, the Competition and Consumer Protection Court on Friday, April 25, 2025 strengthened a fine of $ 220 million on the meta platform for the great violations of Nigerian consumers, data protection and Privacy Laws and International Human Rights Standards.”
“The court follows the administrative sentences handed down on Meta on July 19, 2024 by FCCPC after concluding that companies involved in discriminatory and exploitative practices of Nigeria.”
“The court follows a joint investigation for 38 months initiated by the FCCPC and the Nigerian Data Protection Commission (NDPC) into the behavior, practices of privacy, and consumer data policies Meta and WhatsApp platforms.”
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