20 Nov, 2024 Your 3-month trial: Consultation on new UK rules for consumer subscriptions By Daniel Wylde Andrew Austin Rikki Haria Morag Elwis Kate Collister +2 more... Show less For the next three months, the UK Government will consult on new rules for consumer subscription contracts, which are due to come into...
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05 Nov, 2024 Cut Short: Google Wins Trade Mark Battle Over YouTube Shorts By Nick Buckland Oliver Greenaway Google has successfully defended its use of the term ‘Shorts’ on its YouTube platform against trade mark infringement claims brought by...
31 Oct, 2024 Ofcom announces updated timelines for Online Safety Act implementation By Jack Higgins Ofcom has published an updated timetable outlining its plans for the implementation of the Online Safety Act (‘OSA’), with new duties on...
26 Oct, 2024 Irish Data Protection Commission fines LinkedIn Ireland €310 million By Caroline Bouvier On October 24, 2024, the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) published a Press Release to announce its final decision following an...
17 Oct, 2024 Breaking news: Ofcom publishes update on Online Safety enforcement By Geraint Lloyd-Taylor Today, 17 October 2024, Ofcom published an update on its progress on the UK's new online safety regime, under the Online Safety Act...
12 Oct, 2024 Why I Love Advertising with Video on LinkedIn By Linda Orton I'm part of the video producers who create memorable ads for 19% of B2B viewers. But most B2B companies don't create that way according...
10 Oct, 2024 FTC Examines Data and Advertising Practices of Streaming Services, Makes Key Recommendations to Address Concerns By Kate Patton A Federal Trade Commission staff report released last month and discussed during the last open meeting of the Commission examines certain...
04 Oct, 2024 Consumers at the core of the new European Commission mandate: paving the way for a new ‘Digital Fairness Act’ By Natalie Pettinger Kearney Jimena Gonzalez Christoph Werkmeister Lutz Riede Mark Egeler +2 more... Show less On 3 October the European Commission published its long-awaited Digital Fairness Fitness Check report (see link here). Based on the...
02 Oct, 2024 Moo Deng, the Pygmy Hippo from Thailand, Is Getting Too Famous for Her Own Good By John Clark All baby animals are adorable, but this Pygmy Hippo recently born in Thailand is so cute it's taking the internet by storm. And that's...
30 Sep, 2024 The Next Target of CIPA Litigation: Search Bars By Caren Decter Over the past two years, we have seen an influx of lawsuits asserting that the use of tracking technologies on websites violates the...
25 Sep, 2024 Estrellllaaaaa! ASA disapproves of a Damm reckless beer ad By Geraint Lloyd-Taylor Alcohol advertisers must adhere to strict rules to ensure safety and age-appropriate representation in their ads. According to the CAP...
17 Sep, 2024 AI generated works By Laura Kusserow AI generated content is a fast-evolving trend that many of us have already been exposed to. The use of AI can be as simple as asking it...
13 Sep, 2024 FTC Open Meeting to Discuss New Reviews and Testimonials Rule and FTC's Inquiry Into Social Media and Video Streaming Services By Jeff Greenbaum Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina M. Khan just announced the tentative agenda for the next open meeting of the Commission, which will...
28 Aug, 2024 “Pay or Consent” business models under scrutiny by consumer authorities and data protection regulators By Richard Hugo Last month, the European Commission published a press release announcing that the Consumer Protection Cooperation Network (“CPC Network”)...
28 Aug, 2024 Children's Data Privacy By Zahra Laher On 2 August 2024, the Information Commissioner's Office ("ICO") issued a statement identifying 11 social media and video sharing...