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The owner of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, Meta Platforms Incorporated, has been sued by the Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON), which claims that the corporation distributed unlicensed advertising materials throughout the nation and is seeking up to N30 billion in damages.
According to a statement released by the organization on Tuesday, the case was filed before the Federal High Court’s Abuja Judicial Division.
The Nigerian government agency is requesting a ruling that Meta’s continued publication and exposure of various advertisements directed at the Nigerian market on Facebook and Instagram without first making sure they have been reviewed and approved is prohibited by the nation’s current advertising laws.
The organization claimed that the continued, unscreened airing of commercials by Meta had cost the federal government money.
ARCON is requesting N30 billion in sanctions for the alleged violation of the advertising regulations and for lost income as a result of Meta Incorporated’s persistent exposing of illegal advertisements on its platforms.
In a statement, ARCON reaffirmed its commitment to prohibiting unethical and irresponsible advertising in the Nigerian advertising industry.
An inquiry for comment on Tuesday went unanswered by Meta.
The Nigerian government banned Twitter in the nation more than a year ago after the company removed President Muhammadu Buhari’s tweet. That dispute has since been resolved. It charged the business with approving materials that endangered Nigeria’s security.
The administration ignored the public’s complaints for months until lifting the ban in January.
The Buhari administration has made numerous commitments to control social media. It released proposed laws in June that it claimed would govern how foreign social media companies should conduct their business.
The law mandates the companies, among other things, to remove any content that the government deems to be a threat to national security.
