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Meta connected Wednesday (March 18, 2026) challenged successful the Delhi High Court a Central Consumer Protection Authority bid imposing a ₹10 lakh punishment connected it for alleged unauthorised merchantability and listing of walkie-talkies connected the Facebook Marketplace.
Meta’s counsel submitted that, dissimilar Amazon and Flipkart, Facebook was not an e-market but simply a “notice board”, and therefore, the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has nary jurisdiction implicit it.
The tribunal posted Meta’s petition for proceeding connected March 25, asking it to explicate however the bid tin beryllium termed “without jurisdiction”. It besides asked Meta wherefore the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission cannot see the issue.
Senior advocator Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for Meta, argued that Facebook neither provides a mechanics for merchantability and acquisition nor does it complaint immoderate committee from the users, arsenic it is not an e-commerce platform.
“This is simply a announcement committee meant lone for Facebook users. We are not a shop. No commercialized income are allowed. No information is charged. We don’t complaint anybody,” the elder counsel said.
The CCPA, successful its bid passed connected January 1, 2026, held that Meta violated the Consumer Protection Act and its rules and the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules by allegedly permitting walkie-talkie listings connected Facebook Marketplace without mandatory disclosures.
Meta, however, claimed that the CCPA acted successful excess of its jurisdiction by acting connected the “untenable” premise that Facebook Marketplace was taxable to and governed by the ineligible model for e-commerce.
In its January 1 order, the CCPA besides directed Meta to guarantee that nary walkie-talkies oregon immoderate different merchandise requiring statutory approval/certification is listed, hosted, advertised oregon sold connected its level without afloat compliance with applicable laws and mandatory disclosures.
It besides asked Meta to periodically undertake a self-audit to cheque deceptive listings and people a certificate of specified self-audit connected its website successful the nationalist and user interest.
