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Finnish Consumer Ombudsman's Newsletter 02|2022 published

Finland | Saturday, March 4, 2023
The second newsletter of 2022 by the Finnish Consumer Ombudsman summarises current events in which the Consumer Ombudsman has intervened in violations of consumer protection. Topics covered in the...

ACM organises seminar on Fair Design in E-Commerce - 5 April 2023

Netherlands | Thursday, March 2, 2023
On Wednesday April 5th 2023, the Netherlands Authority on Consumers and Markets (ACM) will organize a conference on the use of influencing techniques in commercial digital consumer environments (i.e...

FTC charges supplement marketer with hijacking ratings and reviews on Amazon.com and using them to deceive consumers

United States of America | Saturday, February 18, 2023

Google commits to give consumers clearer and more accurate information to comply with EU rules

European Union | Friday, January 27, 2023

Fortnite video game maker Epic Games to pay more than half a billion US dollars over FTC allegations of privacy violations and unwanted charges

United States of America | Tuesday, December 20, 2022

Consumer Protection: 43% of websites in breach of EU rules during Black Friday

European Union | Monday, December 19, 2022

Uber to pay AU$21m for misleading representations about Uber Taxi fares and cancellation fees

Australia | Wednesday, December 7, 2022

FTC, States sue Google and iHeartMedia for deceptive ads promoting the Pixel 4 Smartphone

United States of America | Monday, November 28, 2022

ACM: stricter EU rules for the protection of online consumers

Netherlands | Friday, November 25, 2022

Telcos to pay a total of AU$33.5 million for misleading statements about NBN maximum speeds

Australia | Friday, November 11, 2022

FTC action against Vonage results in US$100 million to customers trapped by illegal dark patterns and junk fees when trying to cancel service

United States of America | Wednesday, November 9, 2022

Social media users set to benefit from new hidden advertising protections

United Kingdom | Friday, November 4, 2022

Energy suppliers Greenchoice and Vattenfall will provide better information about sustainability to consumers

Netherlands | Thursday, October 13, 2022

Shopify enhances level of consumer protection for web stores using its services

Belgium | Tuesday, October 11, 2022

President of UOKiK publishes recommendations on the tagging by influencers on social media

Poland | Tuesday, September 27, 2022

Commission cracks down on sales practices that mislead online shoppers

New Zealand | Saturday, September 17, 2022

FTC Report Shows Rise in Sophisticated Dark Patterns Designed to Trick and Trap Consumers

United States of America | Saturday, September 17, 2022