{
  "id": 19652762,
  "title": "UK fines Meta US$597,000 over repeated inaccuracies in WhatsApp data",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/uk-fines-meta-us-597-000-over-repeated-inaccuracies-in-whatsapp-data",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-12T12:00:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3374238/uk-fines-meta-us597000-over-repeated-inaccuracies-whatsapp-data"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Britain’s media regulator Ofcom said on Thursday it had fined Meta £450,000 (US$597,000) for providing inaccurate information about its WhatsApp Business service in response to requests it made as part of its telecoms market review. Ofcom reviewed the market for business bulk SMS text messages in 2025 to better understand the services available to businesses. Ofcom sought information in 2025…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}