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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...

ICA: Coronavirus, the shutdown was ordered of the website http://testcoronavirus.shop/it that markets a test for COVID-19 self-diagnosis.

Italy | Tuesday, March 24, 2020

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

United States of America | Monday, March 23, 2020

Tea Marketer Misled Consumers, Didn’t Adequately Disclose Payments to Well-Known Influencers, FTC Alleges

United States of America | Thursday, March 12, 2020

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

Finland | Thursday, March 12, 2020

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

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