26 Jun, 2019 Facebook Rolls Out Political Advertising Tools Globally By Jeff Greenbaum Yesterday, Facebook announced that it is rolling out, globally, transparency tools for advertisers who want to place political and...
17 Jun, 2019 Don't Try to "Mute the Mansplainers" in Advertising on Boston's Transit System By Jeff Greenbaum The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority recently rejected advertising for co-working space The Wing because it said that the...
14 Jun, 2019 Austria: Misleading by Deceptive Packaging By Georg Huber The manufacturer of a cake filled only 50 to 60% of the packaging with the cake, i.e. far below the capacity of the carton. The cardboard...
13 Jun, 2019 New ASA Gender Stereotyping rule finally in force from Friday, 14th June. But do we really need it? By Brinsley Dresden The ASA's new and long-awaited rule on gender stereotyping finally comes into force tomorrow, Friday 14th June. It's arguable that the...
13 Jun, 2019 PRC Regulations on Data Security: CAC Issues Administrative Measures on Security Assessment of Cross-border Data Transfer of Personal Information (Draft for Comments) By Justina Zhang On June 13, 2019, the Cyberspace Administration of China (“CAC”) released a draft of the Administrative Measures on Security Assessment...
12 Jun, 2019 Consent for Telemarketing in Poland - You Either have to Call Twice or Don't Call at All By Ewa Skrzydlo-Tefelska Is asking for a consent for telemarketing during a phone conversation a form of telemarketing in itself? Polish law requires prior...
12 Jun, 2019 The Italian Competition Authority Fines Perform for Misleading Advertising on DAZN Service and on the Soccer 2018/19 Package By Ernesto Apa On March 25th, 2018 the Italian Competition Authority imposed a fine amounting to Euro 500,000.00 on Perform Investment LTD and Perform...
12 Jun, 2019 Digital Comparison Tools under the Regulatory Loop By Aniko Keller The Hungarian Competition Authority (HCA) has launched a market investigation in order to analyze specific market developments relating...
12 Jun, 2019 Toys - Consumer Protection (Proconsumidor) Resolution By Jaime Angeles The National Institute for the Protection of Consumer Rights (Proconsumidor) put into effect a regulation for the marketing of toys in...
12 Jun, 2019 Use of Hookah Legally Prohibited in Dominican Republic By Jaime Angeles The Dominican President recently enacted legislation (Law 16-19) prohibiting the use of hookah at indoor places and in vehicles. This...
12 Jun, 2019 Advertising of Alcoholic Beverages in Connection with a Sporting Event: A Total Ban in France By Caroline Bouvier On January 22, 2019, the Tribunal de Grande Instance of Paris sentenced jointly a supermarket brand and a publishing company, on the...
12 Jun, 2019 PRC Regulations on Data Security: CAC Issues Administrative Measures for Data Security (Draft for Comments) By Justina Zhang On May 28, 2019, the Cyberspace Administration of China (the “CAC”) issued Draft Administrative Measures for Data Security (the “Draft”)...
12 Jun, 2019 Restrictions on Advertising Aimed at Minors of Determined Foodstuffs & Beverages By Ricardo Henriques AMENDMENT OF THE ADVERTISING CODE Recently, in mid-March, the Portuguese Parliament approved a law introducing restrictions on...
12 Jun, 2019 Online Advertising: The Rules for "Influencers" and Advertisers By Ricardo Henriques The General Directorate of Consumer Affairs (DGC), a public entity of the Ministry of Economy in charge of consumer protection policy in...
12 Jun, 2019 Curbing Deliberate Online Falsehoods - A Step in the Right Direction? By Denise Mirandah As was aptly summarized in the Green Paper entitled “Deliberate Online Falsehoods: Challenges and Implications" published by the...
12 Jun, 2019 The Court of Cassation Rules on the Active & Passive Hosting Providers Debate in the RTI v. Yahoo! Case By Ernesto Apa On March 19, 2019 the Italian Supreme Court of Cassation issued a landmark decision in the field of internet service provider (ISP)...