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STA Travel to pay AUD$14 million in penalties for misleading advertisements

Australia | Friday, April 24, 2020
The Federal Court of Australia has ordered that STA Travel Pty Ltd (STA Travel) pay AUD$14 million in penalties for making false or misleading claims when advertising its MultiFLEX Pass product. STA...

ICPEN eConsumer.gov partner agencies launch interactive site detailing international consumer scam reports

Global | Wednesday, April 15, 2020
The 2019|2020 ICPEN Presidency Colombia, the Superintendency for Industry and Commerce, has today welcomed the launch of a new interactive dashboard to further enhance the delivery of ICPEN’s...

Viagogo confirms website changes and accepts jurisdiction of NZ courts

New Zealand | Friday, March 6, 2020

Consumer better protected against misleading practices online

Netherlands | Thursday, March 5, 2020

The FTC's International Monthly Newsletter – February 2020 issue

United States of America | Saturday, February 22, 2020

FTC Acts to Stop Two Companies from Making Unproven Bone and Joint Claims

United States of America | Friday, February 14, 2020

New Zealand online retailer fined NZ$54K over unsafe bikes

New Zealand | Wednesday, January 22, 2020

Trivago misled consumers about hotel room rates

Australia | Tuesday, January 21, 2020

Dieselgate - record fine imposed by UOKiK

Poland | Wednesday, January 15, 2020

New Zealand holiday rental booking company - Bachcare, convicted and fined for misleading online reviews

New Zealand | Thursday, January 9, 2020

Court orders Volkswagen to pay record AUD$125 million in penalties

Australia | Friday, December 20, 2019

FTC Releases Results of 2017 Mass-Market Consumer Fraud Survey

United States of America | Friday, November 1, 2019

Google allegedly misled consumers on collection and use of location data

Australia | Tuesday, October 29, 2019

Devumi, Owner and CEO Settle FTC Charges They Sold Fake Indicators of Social Media Influence; Cosmetics Firm Sunday Riley, CEO Settle FTC Charges That Employees Posted Fake Online Reviews at CEO’s Direction

United States of America | Monday, October 21, 2019

Finnish Consumer Ombudsman's English Newsletter 02/2019 Published

Finland | Saturday, October 12, 2019

Record AUD$26.5m penalty and AUD$56m repayment ordered against training college Empower Institute

Australia | Saturday, September 21, 2019

Major overhaul of hotel booking sector after CMA action

United Kingdom | Friday, September 13, 2019