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    Inside Revamped SPAC Rules in Egypt: What Pre-IPO Startups Need to Know

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    The FCCPC’s investigation, conducted jointly with the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC), found that Meta and WhatsApp engaged in abusive and invasive practices against Nigerian consumers and data subjects

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