Nigeria, Sept. 29 -- The Imo State High Court in Iho has dismissed a $25 million fundamental rights suit filed against Meta Platforms Inc. over alleged violations of privacy and data protection rights.

According to the certified true copy of the judgement shared with PREMIUM TIMES on Monday, Justice L. C. Alinnor struck out the case on 21 July.

The applicant, Chika Chukwuemeka, had accused Meta of collecting, processing and profiling her personal data for behavioural advertising without her consent.

She alleged that the company's actions violated her right to privacy under Section 37 of the Nigerian constitution and provisions of the Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023.

But Mr Alinnor held that she failed to provide sufficient evidence t...