Nigeria orders investigation into Big Tech over news content, competition concerns

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has directed the country’s competition regulator to investigate major technology companies over alleged anti-competitive practices and unauthorized use of news content, the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission said late Monday. The FCCPC said the inquiry would examine complaints by Nigerian media groups against companies including Meta, Alphabet and X, as well as generative AI platforms operating in Nigeria. The complaint was submitted by the Nige