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The Federal Trade Commission’s International Monthly Newsletter – March 2020 issue

United States of America | Monday, March 23, 2020
Catch up on the FTC’s most relevant activities through the International Monthly newsletter. The March issue summarizes recent consumer protection enforcement actions including a settlement with a...

Finnish Consumer Ombudsman's Newsletter 01/2020 - English version published

Finland | Thursday, March 12, 2020
In this newsletter, The Finnish Consumer Ombudsman provides information on the following topics and cases: Cost of instant credit Unexpected charges in telephone subscription invoices Numerous...

Major overhaul of hotel booking sector after CMA action

United Kingdom | Friday, September 13, 2019

Google and YouTube Will Pay Record $170 Million for Alleged Violations of Children’s Privacy Law

United States of America | Thursday, September 5, 2019

FTC Imposes $5 Billion Penalty and Sweeping New Privacy Restrictions on Facebook

United States of America | Wednesday, July 24, 2019

Holistic, dynamic reforms needed to address dominance of digital platforms

Australia | Friday, July 26, 2019

CMA launches market study into online platforms and the digital advertising market

United Kingdom | Friday, July 12, 2019

Ticketmaster to pay CAD$4.5 million to settle misleading pricing case

Canada | Friday, June 28, 2019

AUD$2.3M penalty for fake Indigenous Australian art

Australia | Wednesday, June 26, 2019

A global approach to consumer protection online

United Kingdom | Tuesday, June 4, 2019

Allegations Sony Europe breached consumer law for PlayStation games

Australia | Wednesday, May 29, 2019

Canada to assume presidency of International Consumer Protection and Enforcement Network

Canada | Friday, May 17, 2019

Australia's Federal Court finds ticket reseller Viagogo misled consumers

Australia | Thursday, April 18, 2019

Video Social Networking App Musical.ly Agrees to Settle FTC Allegations That it Violated Children’s Privacy Law

United States of America | Thursday, February 28, 2019

FTC Brings First Case Challenging Fake Paid Reviews on an Independent Retail Website

United States of America | Thursday, February 28, 2019

Optus penalised $10 million for misleading customers over digital purchases

Australia | Thursday, February 7, 2019

Hotel booking sites to make major changes after CMA probe

United Kingdom | Wednesday, February 6, 2019