Live-streaming shopping platforms have become particularly popular in China, with many established shopping models investing in them and implementing live video and influencer marketing into their business models. Though live…
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Federal Trade Commission Publishes Guidance Document for Social Media Influencers
Influencer marketing has become a 6.5 billion dollar business. Sixty-two percent less expensive than traditional marketing and driving nearly three times as many leads, businesses and consumers alike are acknowledging…
Facebook and Whatsapp Fined for Breaching EU Law and Deceiving Consumers
The re-posting of this comment is part of a cross-posting collaboration with MediaLaws: Law and Policy of the Media in a Comparative Perspective. On 18 May 2017, the European Commission…
Towards an EU-wide strategy on Fintech
The re-posting of this article is part of a cross-posting collaboration with MediaLaws: Law and Policy of the Media in a Comparative Perspective. On March 23 the European Commission organized…
Australian consumer protection body calls Steam's return policy a bunch of hot air
If you’re a gamer, you’re probably familiar with the Steam game distribution platform, estimated to account for 75 percent of all online game purchases. Online game purchases have surged in…
EU Consumer Protection Reform: Liability for Software Code
A recent proposal by European Commissioners Meglena Kuneva and Viviane Reding outlined a number of consumer protections relating to licensing agreements. In the event that the proposal becomes law, software…