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Welcome speech at ICPEN

Australia | Tuesday, May 9, 2023
Gina Cass-Gottlieb, ACCC Chair, welcomed attendees at the ICPEN Conference welcome event on Monday 8 May 2023. Read more

ACCC report on social media reinforces the need for more protections for consumers and small business

Australia | Friday, April 28, 2023
The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) continues to support reforms to protect consumers and businesses following a new report into social media services. Read more

Finnish Consumer Ombudsman's Newsletter 02|2022 published

Finland | Saturday, March 4, 2023

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

Netherlands | Thursday, March 2, 2023

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