The European Commission filed a statement of objections on Tuesday accusing Facebook of providing regulators with “misleading information” during its $22 billion takeover of WhatsApp in 2014.

The Commission’s actions follow Facebook’s recent change of plans to link user accounts of both platforms. When Facebook was seeking regulatory approval for the deal, the Commission said it was told the companies would be unable to establish reliable automated matching between user accounts.

“Companies are obliged to give the Commission accurate information during merger investigations,” said Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager in a statement.

A Facebook spokesperson said “a full review of the facts will confirm Facebook has acted in good faith.” The company has until January 31 to respond to Tuesday’s request.

The Commission could slap Facebook with a fine of 1 percent of its global revenue, if the company is proved to have provided misleading information.

Facebook’s recent plans to link user accounts has already drawn concern across Europe. Last month, a group of national privacy watchdogs, known as the Article 29 Working Party, stopped parts of the data sharing in Europe.

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