CCPA fines Justdial Rs 10 lakh over hazardous chemical listings, rejects intermediary defence
· 29h ago · Originally reported by MediaNama
India's Central Consumer Protection Authority fined Justdial Rs 10 lakh for listing ammonium nitrate without verifying sellers' licences or disclosing legal restrictions on the substance. The regulator ruled the listings amounted to misleading advertisements and rejected Justdial's argument that it was merely an intermediary.
Why it matters
The decision signals that Indian regulators may treat marketplace listings as advertisements, holding platforms accountable for what appears on them rather than shielding them behind intermediary status.
Explain it like I’m new here
It's like a bulletin board owner being fined because people posted ads for something dangerous without checking if the sellers were allowed to sell it.
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CCPA / CPRA
The CCPA, as amended by the CPRA, is California's consumer privacy law giving residents rights to know, delete, correct and opt out of the sale or sharing of their personal information.
Reseller
A reseller is a company authorised to sell a publisher's ad inventory through an ad system account that it controls, rather than the publisher's own account, and labelled RESELLER in ads.txt.
Publisher
A publisher is any owner of content or a digital property, such as a website, app, streaming service, podcast or screen network, that earns money by selling ad space to advertisers.
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